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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.7: Major Transportation Corridor (4) Wh�eire rrppllk,, alk)llr,, the firoint yard sa<,�Q:Ik)ar;lk sh4lll be mr,asu fired �firr irn ary�y fu to ire irliIhrt- ru�I w ay as t,slr�a�Qed rn the Oirar�ge Co.irty Coirr ireh�er�u ve irar�r"oirQa�Qaruri� Rain () Xth�ou.aiglhi a Ih"noirtk)ri� of the Efllary�d ViIIHage Ouar,irllay IDos�tirk,,t liar Wllhdiiri� the IlMa�oir Tirary�sL"noirQ��uQair��uiri� C�oirirli ) ° y IL�lis�r irlk,1� , QIhe irr,�qu.a ireirr� ery�� s r� f �flhe II \4TC� r�to � rIQ'uir II�.I�C� C��rr,irll�r not app y. The Ipairca<,IIs afire liiry�c; u.aida<d in the II \4TC oirdy because Qhi ey fml Wlhdri� QIhe h" nr�rsciry�Ilrerd Q�Irary�Ilce cirHQeirlia but r�Io not �f�a� ll u.aiiry�r� eir ary�y �,>rlia� tQ ry�g ir��,�qu.a ireir�� eryQ:r.�~u ( ) � � Q i ir t� �fl ru � r a�r�; , wiQahi Srrpoin 6 C 2(A) no case �r�I Ibu lr g h6lht exceed 40 fee. (C) Yard Ili:incroadlhrirneints (1) No fery�r;a<,s sh4lll be Ip eirirnli�QQ:ed in QIhe firoint yard of Ilots, other th�ain those used for sr rytlllr 4airnr lly detached irr,�arlirleryrQ:li4� Ipuaiirll"nQrares, u.airylless a deirnorstirr�rted ryr,ed rain Ibe (2) CIh4iri� Illirydk oir s�irrrullair fery�r iiry�g sh4lll not be Ip eirirnli�QQ:ed for uses other th�ain s�ry�glle- fairn lly da<,�Q:ach�ed ir�eslirleryrQaa 1. 4.7.1 Intent (A) It is the intent of Orange County to protect and enhance those natural and environmental features which constitute important physical, aesthetic, recreational, and economic assets through the provision of special controls of public and private development along major transportation corridors. (B) The Board of County Commissioners finds as a fact that: (1) Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of Orange County as major traffic movers, as well as serve as entrances to Orange County from outside the area. (2) These corridors and the character of the development which occurs along them establish for visitors and residents alike an indicator of the quality of life in the County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. (3) In addition, the ability of different areas of the County to attract and accommodate different types of development depends on the capacity of the thoroughfare system and the character and quality of development along major corridors. (C) The Major Transportation Corridor district is intended to enhance the attractiveness and orderly development of land adjacent to major transportation facilities through the provision of a set of development standards and regulations for application to public and private development of land adjacent to these corridors. The major transportation corridors include the interstate system as designated in the adopted Comprehensive Plan. " Users should note the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan is currently being developed; it has not yet been adopted. 19 This language is suggested so that it's clear that none of the requirements of the MTC apply to the parcels in this geographic area that are also located within the MTC. The MTC boundary is based on distance from the interstate /interchanges but none of the parcels in this area fall under the text requirements of the MTC. 20 Some of the zoning districts that could be applied in a CITAN allow buildings taller than 40 feet. A building height limitation of 40 -feet is suggested in order to maintain an urban village character. 21 The fencing regulations [(1) and (2)] are in keeping with the ECOD regulations in order to discourage unaesthetic fencing in the front yards of properties. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 4 -17