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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts27 <br /> Section 4.2:Watershed Protection <br /> TABLE 4.2.4 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY <br /> DISTRICT MAXIMUm DENSITY <br /> U-ENO-CA 1 du/2 acres <br /> LITTLE-PW <br /> HYCO-PW 1 du/40,000 square feet(.92 acre) <br /> FLAT-PW <br /> U-ENO-PW <br /> L-ENO-PW Maximum density is as permitted in the underlying zoning district. <br /> HAW-PW Stormwater Control Measures(SCMs)are required in some cases where density exceeds 1 <br /> JORDAN-PW dwelling unit per acre. Refer to Section 4.2.5. <br /> BACK-PW <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-6 <br />