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Article 3: Base Zoning DistriQJg <br /> Section 3.5: Industrial Districts <br /> DIMENSIONAL1-2 . RATIO STANDARDS <br /> MEDIUM INDUSTRIAL <br /> Lot Size, min., per use <br /> (square feet) 20,000 <br /> PURPOSE <br /> Lot Width, min. "eetNR[1] 100 <br /> The purpose of the Medium Industrial-2 (1-2) District is to <br /> provide locations for enterprises engaged in manufacturing, <br /> processing, creating, repairing, renovating, painting, cleaning, Front Setback from NR 50 <br /> and assembling of goods, merchandise or equipment. ROW, min. (feet) <br /> Performance standards will be used to ensure the absence of <br /> adverse impact beyond the lot boundaries of the use. <br /> Side Setback, min. None[2APPLICABILITY <br /> (feet) <br /> This district will usually be applied where the following <br /> conditions exist: Rear Setback, min. None[2] <br /> (feet) <br /> 1. Site is located within areas designated by the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan as a Commercial-Industrial Transition <br /> Activity Node. Height, max. (feet) 45[3] <br /> 2. Water and sewer mains exist at the site or be made <br /> available as part of the development process. Floor Area Ratio, max. .65 <br /> DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Required Open Space <br /> [1] R= residential, NR= non-residential Ratio, min. .40 <br /> [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially <br /> zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback <br /> of the adjacent residential district. Required <br /> [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Pedestrian/Landscape .05 <br /> increase of the required front and side setbacks. Ratio, min. <br /> DEVELOPMENT1-2 DISTRICT SPECIFIC DA-D <br /> 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the 1-2 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional District is <br /> approved (see Section 3.8). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed <br /> 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. Residential uses are not permitted in this district. <br /> 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the <br /> property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. <br /> Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in the <br /> 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. Access shall consist of direct vehicular access to streets designated either arterial or collector by the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan.Access to rail service is desirable but not required. <br /> 7. 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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-36 <br />