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Article 3: Base Zoning Districm <br /> Section 3.4: Conventional Commercial Districts <br /> R[1] None <br /> Lot Size, min. (square <br /> feet) <br /> NR 5,000 <br /> • Lot Width, min. (feet) R None <br /> The purpose of the Office/Research and Manufacturing (O/RM) NR 50 <br /> District is to provide locations for medium and high intensity Front Setback from R None <br /> office, service, research,and light manufacturing land uses in ROW, min. (feet) NR 25 <br /> areas where urban services are available or are to be made <br /> available as part of the development process. This district is Side Setback, min. (feet) R None <br /> intended to provide for employment centers near transportation <br /> routes. NR 10 [2] <br /> Rear Setback, min. R None <br /> APPLICABILITY <br /> (feet) NR 10 [2] <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following <br /> conditions exist: Height, max. (feet) 35 [3] <br /> 1. Site is located in areas designated by the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan as Commercial Transition Activity Node <br /> or Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Nodes. Floor Area Ratio, max. NR .40 <br /> 2. Water and sewer mains are existing at the site or are to be Required Open Space <br /> made available during the development process. Ratio, min. .55 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Required Recreation R .111 <br /> Space Ratio, min. <br /> [1] R= residential, NR= non-residential Required <br /> [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially Pedestrian/Landscape NR .05 <br /> zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback Ratio, min. <br /> of the adjacent residential district. <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. <br /> OIRM DISTRICT SPECIFIC DEVELOPMENTSTANDARDS <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the O/RM District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional <br /> District is approved (see Section 3.8). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on the <br /> Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use <br /> restrictions. <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-30 <br />