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265 <br />5.13.9 Farm Equipment Rental, Sales and Service <br />(A) General Standards for Evaluation <br />(1) Outdoor display and storage of equipment shall be permitted in the side and rear <br />yards of the primary structure and shall be screened from view of adjacent <br />properties. <br />(2) Service bays shall be located at the side or rear of a structure and shall not be <br />visible from adjacent residential property or the road right -of -way. <br />(3) The site shall be located on a major road, as classified in the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan, unless permitted as an ASE -CZ. <br />(4) Parking shall not be located in the front yard space. <br />(5) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for <br />facilities expected to use more than 240 gallons of groundwater per day per acre <br />of lot area. Said study shall detail: <br />(a) The amount of water anticipated to be used on a daily, weekly, monthly, <br />and annual basis; <br />(b) An analysis of the amount of groundwater withdrawal considered to be <br />safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity; and <br />(c) An analysis of whether other wells in the vicinity of the proposed use will <br />be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use. <br />5.13.10 Farm Supply Store <br />(A) General Standards for Evaluation <br />(1) Outdoor storage of products shall be permitted in the rear yard of the primary <br />structure and shall be screened from view of adjacent properties. <br />(2) Outdoor storage areas shall not be permitted to encroach upon required parking <br />spaces. <br />(3) All structures and outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of 100 feet <br />from adjacent residentially zoned property. <br />(4) The site shall be located on a major road, as classified in the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan, unless permitted as an ASE -CZ. <br />(5) Parking shall not be located in the front yard space. <br />(6) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for <br />facilities expected to use more than 240 gallons of groundwater per day per acre <br />of lot area. Said study shall detail: <br />(a) The amount of water anticipated to be used on a daily, weekly, monthly, <br />and annual basis; <br />(b) An analysis of the amount of groundwater withdrawal considered to be <br />safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity; and <br />(c) An analysis of whether other wells in the vicinity of the proposed use will <br />be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use. <br />5.13.11 Feed Mill <br />(A) General Standards for Evaluation <br />(1) The minimum lot size shall be 3 acres, unless permitted as an ASE -CZ. <br />(2) All structures, equipment, and outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum <br />of 100 feet from all property lines. <br />