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~1G is t•lajor transportation corridors, whether interstates or heavily traveled secondary roads, serve as bola rovers of traffic and as entrancewa;~s to tre County from outside areas. These corridors and tl?e development S~Thici, occurs along them establish for visitors and residents alike an indicator a~: the quality of life in the County, a5 well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. In adGition, the ability of different Freas of the Count;' to attract and accomodate different types of development often depends on the capacity o the thoroughfare system and the character and cuality of development along the major corridors. 2t is the intent of Orange County to protect the Gttractiveness anc orderly development of land and enhance these natural and environmental features ~~rliich constitute important physical, aesthetic, recreational and econor,~ic assets along Major transportation corridors through the provision of a set of development standards and regulations fvr application to public and private development of land adjacent to the corridors. The Major Transportation Corridor District is, therefore, proposed as a district ~•rhich overlays other zoning districts established in the Zoning Ordinance. The new use of any land or cny new structure within the t,iTC district shall comply with the use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well as the requirements of the iiTC district. The district does not address the use of land. Use is provided for by the underlying Zoning district and guided by the Land Use Alan anu its applicable plan category. The tdTC r'.istrict: a. shall be applied to lands adjacent to I-~0 and I-E5; • b. may be applied by additional action of the Eoard to any r.-~ajor thoroughfare designated as an arterial in the Land Use Plan including, but no ;, limited to US 70, t?C 54, taC 86, NC 57 and Old S6. c. the district shall be applied along a continuous distance along the thoroughfare of lands within the County's jurisdiction and outside the e3,traterritorial planning jurisdictions of the Towns of Aiebane, Hillsborough, Durham, Chapel Hill and Carrboro. d. the district shall er:terd up to 1,250 feet from the right-of-way on each side of the roadway, except at interstate interchanges where the District shall extend 1,250 feet from the right=ox-way on each side of the intersecting roads rights-of-ways and extend 2,500 feet along the intersecting roads from the nearest right-of-way of the interstate. e. the district specifically establishes development standards and a site plan revievr process for development within the district. f. the provisions of this district shall. not apply to any building or structure e~:isting prior to the application of the district unless structurally _. altered to the e.,tent of increasing the floor area by fifty percent or more or enlarged to occupy a vacant lot. -- The provisions of this district shall not apply to any single or tyro family dwelling existing or to be erected. Y?o construction activity shall begin nor shall any e::cavation, soil re::~oval, filling, grading or disturbance of vegetation, includinc• trees, be commenced nor any sign erected until such time as a permit has been approved by the Zoning Officer. 4;here an incividual property has been rendered unusable due to establishMent of the yard setback, there r,:ay be grounds for a variance. Variances shall be considered end granted by the Board of Fdjustraent. I_orrever, the l;oarc of F,djustr.~ent shall ensure that the applicant compensFte in equivalent lanascap_ng improvement for any encroachment into the yore or buffer AYPF1 _