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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Distri9ttl <br /> Section 4.2: Watershed Protection <br /> TABLE 4.2.6: IMPERVIOUS SURFACE REQuRmEws <br /> DISTRICT <br /> 70%impervious surface,with structural SCMs required when impervious surface exceeds: <br /> L-ENO-PW 24%(w/curb and gutter);or <br /> 36%(w/o curb and gutter). [1], [2] <br /> HAW-PW <br /> JORDAN-PW 24%impervious surface limit. [1], [2] <br /> [1]Allowable impervious surface area maybe modified in accordance with Section 4.2.8 of the UDO. <br /> [2] Regardless ofthe proposed amountof impervious surface area, a Stormwater Management <br /> Plan(SMP) and/ora Stormwater Control Measure(SCM) mav104s#a4be required in accordance with applicable local and State <br /> standards based on proposed land disturbance and/ora project exceeding impervious surface thresholds as identified herein. <br /> NOTE: Non-residential use impervious acreage limits in watershed with such limits are calculated using the actual amountof <br /> impervious surface for non-residential uses throughoutthe watershed,not by the overall num berofacres of non-residential <br /> parcels located in a particular watershed. <br /> (A) Hillsborough Economic Development District <br /> (1) The Hillsborough Economic Development District is located within the Lower Eno <br /> - Unprotected watershed. Within the Hillsborough Economic Development <br /> District, as designated in the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, the <br /> maximum impervious surface ratio is 50% with Stormwater Control Measures <br /> (SCM 105 <br /> 4.2.7 Placement of treets, Driveways, and Buildings <br /> (A) Streets, driveways, and buildings or other structures shall be located, to the extent <br /> reasonably possible, so as to take full advantage of the absorptive capacity of the soils <br /> on which they are to be situated and to avoid the following environmentally sensitive <br /> areas: <br /> (1) Stream buffer zones as required by Section 6.13; <br /> (2) Wetlands as defined by the U.S.Army Corps of Engineers; <br /> (3) Land with slopes greater than 15%; and <br /> (4) Natural areas as identified in the Inventory of Natural Areas and Wildlife Habitats <br /> of Orange County, NC. <br /> (B) To avoid creating lots that will be difficult to build upon in compliance with the standards <br /> of this Section, the preliminary plan shall show proposed building envelopes and <br /> approximate driveway locations for all lots within subdivisions. <br /> (1) A zoning compliance permit shall not be issued for the construction of buildings <br /> or driveways outside the areas so designated on the preliminary plan unless the <br /> Planning Director makes a written finding that the proposed location complies <br /> with the provisions of this Section and Sections 6.13 (Stream Buffers) and 6.14 <br /> (Stormwater Management). <br /> 4.2.8 Modifications of the Impervious Surface Ratio <br /> Modifications of the Impervious Surface Ratios may be requested through one of the following <br /> provisions: <br /> 104 This footnote has been revised to match the same format as that used inTable4.2.5.1. <br /> 105 "Detention Ponds"replaced with "Stormwater Control Measures(SCMs)." <br /> Orange County, North Carolina— Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-10 <br />