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AttachmentA <br />Article 5: Uses <br />5 <br />Section 5.6:Standards for Commercial Uses <br />5.6.4Junkyards <br />(A)Standards for Class A Special Use Permit <br />(1)Submittal Requirements – <br />In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information <br />shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: <br />(a)Detailed plans and specifications for the site screening proposed. <br />(b)Description of type and number of motorized machines to be employed <br />upon site. <br />(c)Indicate on the site plan the extent of area to be used for the storage of <br />junked or wrecked motor vehicles <br />(2)Standards for Evaluation - <br />(a)The site shall be screened from adjacent property by a minimum of an <br />eight foot high solid fence or equal, uninterrupted except for required <br />vehicle access points. <br />(b)No materials shall be stored closer than 50 feet to the public right of way <br />or 30 feet to the property lines. <br />(c)Site is of adequate size to protect adjacent properties from adverse <br />effects of the junkyard. <br />5.6.5Kennels (Class II) <br />(A)Standards for Class B Special Use Permit <br />(1)Submittal Requirements – <br />In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information <br />shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: <br />(a)Plans for all kennels,exercise yards, dog runs, pens and related <br />improvements, including signage. <br />(b)Site plan showing the improvements listed in a) above, other structures <br />on the same lot, and structures on adjacent property. <br />(2)Standards of Evaluation – <br />(a)The site is of adequate size to protect adjacent properties from adverse <br />effects of the kennel. <br />(b)No part of any building, structure, dog run, pen, or exercise yardin which <br />animals are housed or exercised shall be closer than 150 feet from a <br />property line, except property occupied by the owner/operator of the <br />kennel. These minimum distances shall not apply if all portions of the <br />facility, in which animals are housed, are wholly enclosed within a <br />building. <br />(c)Any kennel, including primary enclosures or runs,which is not wholly <br />enclosed within a building shall be enclosed by a security fence at least <br />six feet in height. <br />(d)The site plan shows parking, access areas and screening devices for all <br />buildings and animal boarding facilitiesexisting or proposed for the <br />property. <br />(e)The site plan shall be reviewed by the Orange County Animal Services <br />Department, and found in conformance with the Animal Control <br />Ordinance. <br />Orange County, North Carolina –Unified Development Ordinance <br />Page 5-43 <br /> <br />