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Article 5: Uses <br />Section 5.13: Standards for Aqricultural Uses <br />(4) Parking area(s) shall include sufficient space for parking and maneuvering trucks <br />and horse trailers. <br />(5) Loudspeakers and public address systems shall not be used before 7 a.m. or <br />after 7 p.m. if an existing residence is located within 1,000 feet of the facility, <br />unless approved otherwise in the permit. <br />(6) All unpaved areas shall be maintained in a manner which prevents dust from <br />adversely impacting adjacent properties. <br />(7) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for <br />facilities expected to use more than E ^!9 ^s -4f groundwater; eF da" <br />ef'et 2�e on an annual basis than an average single family residence (which <br />uses 240 gallons of water per day) built at the highest density the existing zoning <br />district would allow. For example, if the existing zoning district allows a <br />residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the proposed use is on a six acre <br />parcel (which could yield 3 residences), the proposed use(s) may use three times <br />the water used by an average single family residence (or 720 gallons per day, on <br />an annualized basis) before a comprehensive groundwater study is required. <br />The water usage rates of any existing use subject to zoning regulations located <br />on the same lot shall be taken into account when determining if a comprehensive <br />groundwater study is required. Said study shall detail: <br />(a) The amount of water anticipated to be used on a daily, weekly, monthly, <br />and annual basis by regulated uses located on the parcel (e.g., water <br />usage by bona fide farm uses is not required to be included); <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 w+tl <br />are expected to be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use. <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 49 ,,falfens of groundwater per day per a <br />G,14 - as on an annual basis than an average single family residence (which <br />uses 240 gallons of water per day) built at the highest density the existing zoning <br />district would allow. For example, if the existing zoning district allows a <br />residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the proposed use is on a six acre <br />parcel (which could yield 3 residences), the proposed use(s) may use three times <br />the water used by an average single family residence (or 720 gallons per day, on <br />an annualized basis) before a comprehensive groundwater study is required. <br />The water usage rates of any existing use subject to zoning regulations located <br />on the same lot shall be taken into account when determining if a comprehensive <br />groundwater study is required. Said study shall detail: <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 5 -124 <br />