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Article 3: Base Zoning Distrigff <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 and all <br /> applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 if more <br /> 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 in <br /> which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.4 for a breakdown of the allowable density(i.e., the number of <br /> 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 property is <br /> located. Refer to Sections 4.2.5 and 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area.Additionally, <br /> Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in the Dimensional and <br /> Ratio Standards Table. <br /> 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2),the minimum usable lot area for lots <br /> that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between 40,000 <br /> square feet and 1.99 acres in size; zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum usable lot <br /> 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 Article 7 <br /> provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards table <br /> depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space provided. <br /> 7. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in <br /> the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 <br /> for private road standards. <br /> „ii+linorl R Con+ir,n J 16- <br /> -9-.8. Normally,the maximum amount of land zoned CC-3 at any node shall not exceed 29 acres, but 15 acres shall <br /> apply in rural areas where population density is lower and distributed more widely than in the Transition Areas. <br /> Acreage limitations shall not apply to property zoned Existing Commercial-5(EC-5)or as a Conditional District. <br /> 44,9. All property to be designated for new development under this classification shall have direct access to major <br /> collector streets as designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-25 <br />