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TABLE 4.2.4 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY <br />DISTRICT MAXIMUM DENSITY <br />U-ENO-CA <br />LITTLE-PW 1 du / 2 acres <br />HYCO-PW <br />FLAT-PW 1 du/ 40,000 square feet (.92 acre) <br />U-ENO-PW <br />L-ENO-PW <br />HAW-PW <br />JORDAN-PW <br />BACK-PW <br />Maximum density is as permitted in the underlying zoning district. <br />Stormwater Control Measures (SCMs) are required in some cases where density exceeds 1 <br />dwelling unit per acre. Refer to Section 4.2.5. <br />(A)Density Exceedance Allowance <br />As enabled by NC G.S § 143-214.5(d3), an applicant may exceed the density otherwise <br />required by the applicable water supply watershed regulations, but not the underlying <br />zoning district, if all of the following circumstances apply: <br />(1)The property was developed prior to the effective date of the applicable water <br />supply watershed regulations; <br />(2)The property has not been combined with additional lots after January 1, 2021; <br />(3)The property has not participated in density averaging, as allowed by NC G.S. § <br />143-214.5(d2); <br />(4)The current use of the property is nonresidential; and <br />(5)The remaining vegetated buffers on the property are preserved in accordance <br />with Section 6.13.4 of this Ordinance. <br />114