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32 <br /> 1 Synopsis of Changes <br /> 2 (Applicable to Both Districts) <br /> 3 • Side and rear setback can be less <br /> 4 - Intent is to allow required buffer and minimum setback to be the same <br /> 5 • Smaller (less wide) buffer between lots <br /> 6 - In keeping with those required in the existing Efland Cheeks Overlay District along <br /> 7 Highway 70 <br /> 8 • No more than 1 entrance/exit point, unless justified <br /> 9 • Large projects must provide an internal pedestrian circulation system <br /> 10 • Must provide intra-site accessibility <br /> 11 • Requirements for driveways and shared access <br /> 12 - Shared access only applicable if fronting on Mount Willing Road or Highway 70 <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Synopsis of Changes <br /> 15 (Efland Interstate Overlay District only) <br /> 16 • Site Planning must take into account need for connecting roadways shown on the <br /> 17 adopted Access Management Plan for the area <br /> 18 • Requires that national prototype architectural styles of chain businesses be altered as <br /> 19 necessary to complement the surrounding area <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Synopsis of Changes <br /> 22 (Efland Village Overlay District only) <br /> 23 • Changes in front yard setback requirements <br /> 24 - Minimum of 30-feet along Highway 70 <br /> 25 - If not along Highway 70: front setback in keeping with adjoining uses <br /> 26 • No fences in front yards unless a demonstrated need can be shown <br /> 27 • No chain link or similar fencing <br /> 28 • No outside storage of materials <br /> 29 • Allows up to 15% of parking to be located in the front yard (setback area) <br /> 30 • Encourages shared parking and puts a cap on parking <br /> 31 • Limits signage to monument style signs that do not exceed 6-feet in height and prohibits <br /> 32 pole signs <br /> 33 • Does not permit modern corporate franchise building design <br /> 34 • Principal building must face fronting street and have a functional doorway <br /> 35 • Requires that buildings be designed to contribute to a "human scale" <br /> 36 • Prohibits drive-throughs and mirrored glass <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Public Notification <br /> 39 Completed in accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO <br /> 40 — Newspaper legal ads for 2 successive weeks <br /> 41 — Mailed notices to affected property owners <br /> 42 — Mailed notices to property owners within 500-feet of affected properties <br /> 43 — Posted 25 signs in strategic areas of the affected area <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Recommendation <br /> 46 Receive the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development <br /> 47 Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas. <br /> 48 Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br /> 49 the proposed amendment. <br />