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· HDR to RV and RC: Two higher density districts are offered in the UDO while the current regulations offer one. For single family development the lot sizes are 7,500 and 5,000 square feet respectively vs. 6,000 square feet in the current ordinance. Maximum densities for multi- family developments are 8 and 15 units per acre respectively vs. 18 units per acre in the current ordinance. The--front setback in the UDO is more restrictive' than current standards (35"and 30 vs. 20) while the side and rear setbacks are less restrictive in the UDO. · CC district: There is no equivalent in the current ordinance. The CC district is designed for the downtowns of Concord, Kannapolis, and Mount Pleasant. · LC to B-land O-I: Two Iow intensity commercial and office districts are used in the UDO while the current regulations offer only one district. O-I is designed for office uses with some other commercial services while the B-1 is designed for office and neighborhood scale businesses or smaller shopping centers (up to 25,000 square feet). Setbacks are less restrictive in the UDO. · GC to C-! and C-2: Two higher intensity commercial districts are offered compared to one district in the current ordinance. The C-1 district is similar to the B-1 district in regards to limitations on sizes of shopping centers however 'it offers more uses permitted by right than the B-1 district. The C-2 district is designed for larger shopping centers and superstores as well as wholesale distribution operations. Setbacks are less restrictive in the UDO. · CD district: There is no equivalent in the current ordinance. The CD district is designed for planned office and business parks. · L/and G! to T-:L and ~[-2: virtually the same. Setbacks are less restrictive in the UDO. Impervious sUrface coverage for L[ and G! are 70 and 60 percent respectively while in the I-:[ and I-2 it is 80 and 90 percent respectively. Cluster development options (4.8) will continue to be offered as a VOluntary option in the UDO as they are in the current ordinance (except for mandatory clustering in the CR district). Unlike the current cluster option a minimum lot 'size is prescribed and is based on the percentage of open space dedicated. A minimum of 20 percent of the total tract must be set aside as open space before the cluster option can be used. Lot sizes and setbacks can be reduced up to 50 percent when 40 percent of the tract is protected as permanent open space. As with current standards a perimeter buffer is required for cluster developments. A Traditional Neighborhood Development, a Planned Unit Development, and a Transit Oriented Development district are offered in the UDO but are not available in the current regulations. They are voluntary options that give the developer more flexibility and more options for mixing different land uses in a single development.