ORC Agenda Packet - February 2026

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Article 3: Base Zoning Distri%118 Section 3.5: Industrial Districts DIMENSIONALEl . RATIO STANDARDS EXISTING INDUSTRIAL Lot Size, min., per use (square feet) 80,000 PURPOSE Lot Width, min. (feet) 200 The purpose of the Existing Industrial (EI)district is to provide a district to be used only during the application of zoning, to previously unzoned townships to accommodate existing Front Setback from 50 industrial uses not located in areas designated as Industrial ROW, min. (feet) Transition Activity Node or Rural Industrial Activity Node by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Side Setback, min. 50[1] APPLICABILITY (feet) This district shall only be applied to accommodate existing (at the time of the application of the Zoning Ordinance to previously Rear Setback, min. 50[1] unzoned Townships)industrial uses located in areas not (feet) designated Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node or Rural Industrial Activity Node in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Height, max. (feet) 45[2] It is further intended that this district shall not be applied to any use that has adverse impacts beyond the immediate space Floor Area Ratio, max. .200 occupied by the building. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES: Required Open Space [1] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially Ratio, min. mul"i zoned land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the adjacent residential district. Required [2]Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Pedestrian/Landscape .20 increase of the required front and side setbacks. Ratio, min. DEVELOPMENTE-1 DISTRICT SPECIFIC STANDARDS 1. Uses shall be restricted to those indicated for the El 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. 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. 7. 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 3-40