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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts 48 <br /> Section 4.4: Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor <br /> 4.3.6 Compliance <br /> No structure or land shall herea e , ex rted, altered, oimproved, or n any way without full compliance with the er s <br /> ing to the SFHA and other applicable regulations. <br /> CORRIDOR <br /> 4.4.1 Intent <br /> (A) The Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District(ECOD) is established to <br /> provide for compatibility of uses between existing single-family residential land uses and <br /> non-residential developments along a designated portion of Highway 70 within Cheeks <br /> Township. <br /> (B) The Highway 70 corridor covered under this overlay district is part of the Efland Mebane <br /> Small Area Plan, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 27, 2006, <br /> which outlines acceptable levels of development within the study area, including allowing <br /> for additional non-residential development along Highway 70. <br /> (C) The regulations contained in this Ordinance are designed to preserve and enhance the <br /> character of the community while allowing for mixed, but compatible, land uses by <br /> permitting logical expansion of existing non-residential developments throughout the <br /> corridor. <br /> (D) It is the intent of this overlay district to encourage land use patterns that will: <br /> (1) Protect existing single-family residential land uses, <br /> (2) Protect the character of the area, <br /> (3) Enhance property values, <br /> (4) Maintain the economic viability and carrying capacity of the corridor, <br /> (6) Preserve open vistas whenever possible, <br /> (6) Encourage small businesses to locate in appropriate areas, and <br /> (7) Continue to promote and provide for the general welfare of local citizens and <br /> property owners. <br /> (E) Standards are established in Section 6.6.2 to allow for the development of additional non- <br /> residential land uses within the ECOD in order to maintain and enhance the economic <br /> vitality of the area while protecting the less intensive mixture of existing residential land <br /> uses <br /> 4.4.2 Applicability <br /> (A) This district is intended for properties adjacent to Highway 70 within Cheeks Township of <br /> Orange County in accordance with the boundaries shown °on the <br /> Orange County Zoning Atlas. <br /> (B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to ECOD apply to all non-residential land <br /> uses and developments within the Highway 70 Overlay District except for existing non- <br /> residential land uses located within previously established general commercial or Existing <br /> Commercial-5 (EC-5)zoning districts. <br /> °Rather than populating the UDO with maps that are redundant to the Zoning Atlas(which is where overlay districts <br /> must be shown),staff is suggesting that the boundaries of overlay districts be maintained only on the Zoning Atlas. <br /> Staff also believes this may decrease any future problems if overlay district boundaries were ever changed(e.g., <br /> someone forgetting or not realizing that both a text amendment to the UDO and a Zoning Atlas amendment are <br /> necessary). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-12 <br />