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Article 3: Base Zoning Distri%t@ <br /> Section 3.4: Conventional Commercial Districts <br /> 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 <br /> and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and <br /> 6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non-residential zoning lot. <br /> 3. The residential density permitted on a given parcel is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District <br /> in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e., the <br /> number of individual dwellings that can be developed on a parcel of property). <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious <br /> surface area. Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is <br /> contained in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. <br /> 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area <br /> for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels <br /> between 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size;zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a <br /> minimum usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. <br /> 6. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that <br /> Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio <br /> Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space <br /> provided. <br /> 7. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those <br /> listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer <br /> to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br /> PFGGods pro eut!r o cote+me-In - 1 a <br /> 9. The maximum amount of land zoned NC-2 within Rural Community Activity Nodes shall be limited to ten <br /> acres with a five acre limitation imposed within other Nodes, specifically Rural Neighborhood and Rural <br /> Industrial Nodes,as defined within the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. In situations where a Node <br /> has reached capacity, additional rezoning may be possible through the submittal, processing, and <br /> approval of a Conditional District in accordance with the provisions of this Ordinance. Acreage <br /> limitations shall not apply to property zoned Existing Commercial-5 (EC-5)or as a Conditional District. <br /> 10. All sites designated NC-2 shall have direct access to a street classified either as an arterial or collector as <br /> designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-23 <br />