ORC Agenda Packet - February 2026

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Article 3: Base Zoning DistriQJ4 Section 3.5: Industrial Districts DIMENSIONAL1-3 . RATIO STANDARDS HEAVY INDUSTRIAL Lot Size, min., per use 20,000 (square feet) PURPOSE 7Front h, min. (feet) NR 100 The purpose of the Heavy Industrial-3 (1-3)District is to provid locations for enterprises engaged in a broad range of manufacturing, processing, creating, repairing, renovating, tback from painting, cleaning, or assembling of goods, merchandise or ROW, min. (feet) NR 50 equipment. Performance standards will be used to ensure the absences of adverse impacts beyond the zoning district boundary. Side Setback, min. None[2] APPLICABILITY (feet) This district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist: Rear Setback, min. (feet) None[2] 1. Site is located within areas designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a Commercial-Industrial Transition Height, max. (feet) 45[3] Activity Node. 2. Water and sewer mains exist at the site or be made Floor Area Ratio, max. .70 available as part of the development process. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Required Open Space .40 [1] R= residential, NR= non-residential Ratio, min. [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the adjacent residential district. Required [3]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Pedestrian/Landscape .05 increase of the required front and side setbacks. Ratio, min. DEVELOPMENT1-3 DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the 1-3 District in Section 5.2, unless a Conditional District is approved (see Section 3.8). Additionally, non-residential uses are restricted based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.3 for land use restrictions. 2. Development within the zoning district shall be subject to all applicable use standards detailed in Article 5 and all applicable development standards detailed in Article 6 of this Ordinance. See Sections 6.2.5 and 6.2.6 if more than one principal use or principal structure is proposed on a non-residential zoning lot. 3. Residential uses are not permitted in this district. 4. Allowable impervious surface area is based on the Watershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is located. Refer to Section 4.2.6 for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area. Additionally, Section 4.2.6 may require a larger lot size for non-residential uses than is contained in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards Table. 5. For lots outside of a Watershed Protection Overlay District(see Section 4.2), the minimum usable lot area for lots that utilize ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 30,000 square feet for parcels between 40,000 square feet and 1.99 acres in size;zoning lots two acres and greater in size shall have a minimum usable lot area of at least 40,000 square feet. 6. Access shall consist of direct vehicular access to streets designated either arterial or collector by the adopted Comprehensive Plan.Access to rail service is desirable but not required. 7. Proposed subdivisions are subject to all applicable subdivision standards detailed in Article 7. Note that Article 7 provides for different dimensional requirements than those shown in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards table depending upon the type of subdivision proposed and the percentage of open space provided. 8. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-38