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Article 5 Uses 26 <br /> Section 5 5 Standards for Residential Uses <br /> approved Special Use Permit, but in no case shall the <br /> total exceed 50%of the floor area of the dwelling unit <br /> e. Up to eight students, customers, and/or clients shall be <br /> permitted onsite at any one time, not to exceed a total of <br /> fifteen students, customers, and/or clients per day. <br /> (ii) Limitations on Traffic Generation <br /> a Traffic generated by employees, students, customers, <br /> and/or clients shall not exceed more than fifty trips per <br /> day All deliveries must be made by vehicles of a size <br /> normally used for household deliveries <br /> b All major home occupations shall conform to the <br /> standards of Section 5 5 3(A)(2)(b)(ii)c <br /> c Parking generated by the home occupation shall be met <br /> off the street and set back at least 40 feet from all <br /> property lines <br /> d <br /> Major home occupations located on public roadways <br /> may be required to submit a driveway permit prior to <br /> approval <br /> e Major home occupations located on shared private <br /> roadways shall be required to submit a private road <br /> maintenance agreement prior to approval <br /> (iii) Use of Accessory Structures <br /> a An accessory building containing up to 2,500 square feet <br /> may be utilized,with the approval of a major home <br /> occupation, on tracts totaling five to ten acres in size An <br /> accessory building containing up to 3,000 square feet <br /> may be utilized,with the approval of a major home <br /> occupation, on tracts greater than ten acres in size <br /> b All accessory structures shall be built with suitable <br /> residential construction materials to resemble the <br /> appearance of a residential accessory structure. <br /> c Setback standards for all accessory structures shall be <br /> determined with the approved Special Use Permit and in <br /> no case be less than 40 feet from all property lines 12 <br /> d The accessory structure must be screened from view of <br /> the road and adjacent property by a densely planted <br /> evergreen hedge of shrubs or trees In lieu of an <br /> evergreen hedge, a six foot stockade fence and <br /> deciduous vegetation planted on the outside of the fence <br /> may be used for screening purposes Screening will not <br /> be required when <br /> The accessory structure is located 80 feet or <br /> more from all property lines,or <br /> u Existing vegetation provides suitable screening <br /> of the accessory structure from all adjacent <br /> properties. <br /> 12 Proposed setback standards for accessory structures have been revised to address comments <br /> received at the Quarterly Public Hearing. Proposed revisions will allow setbacks to be determined on a <br /> case-by-case basis through the Special Use Permit process, but will still require a minimum setback of 40 <br /> feet from all property lines. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-38 <br />