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Article 6: Development Standards 26 <br />Section 6.4: Performance Standards <br />TbQ,following general provisions are applicable to MPD -CZ applications and <br />perm ed use, special use, accessory use, and conditional use in Econorrjt� <br />Develop ent Districts: <br />(1) All uNk and activities must provide secure, safe, and sanX ry facilities for the <br />storage d pickup of solid waste and recyclables. Su facilities must be <br />convenient collection and must be appropriate to e type and size of use or <br />activity being s ed. <br />(2) All solid waste and yclables storage facili s must be screened in accordance <br />with Sections 6.4 and . . of this Ordina <br />(3) All uses and activities must'! mover yclable materials from the solid waste <br />generated and make them avai for recycling. Recyclable materials, <br />consisting of glass, metal cans 1 tic containers, corrugated cardboard and <br />white office paper, newspa rs, and for oil, must not be mixed with or <br />disposed of with other s "d waste. <br />(4) All uses and activiti shall remove or cause e removed all solid wastes from <br />the site or prope before harborage of such wa creates a health hazard. <br />(5Xnfation Eh Mtr Ian and site plan must be accompanie Solid Waste <br />t Plan, including a recycling plan and a plan the management of <br />and land clearing debris. The recycling plan mu rovide <br />regarding the type and quantity of recyclable maters gener ated <br />, and the facilities to be provided for collection and stor e. <br />t plans for construction and land clearing debris must ide the <br />antity of debris as well as its disposal location. <br />6.4.10 Service & Outdoor Storage <br />(A) General Standards <br />(1) Building service and loading areas must be conveniently located and accessible <br />for normal service and maintenance needs, including the provision of adequate <br />turning radii and parking areas for service vehicles. Such areas are to be located <br />at the side or rear of the principal building(s), and designed so that all service <br />and loading operations occur within the confines of the building site. <br />(2) Outdoor storage shall be located only to the side and rear of a building. No <br />outdoor storage is permitted to the front of a building. <br />(3) If located adjacent to residentially zoned property, outside storage areas shall be <br />screened from view of the residentially zoned property and shall be located a <br />minimum of 100 feet from the property line . 26 <br />(B) Additional Standards in Economic Development Districts <br />(1) Exterior storage for materials, supplies, and equipment may only be located at <br />the side or rear of a building and only in totally enclosed screened areas. Exterior <br />storage areas must never be located to the front of any building unless screened <br />from view through the use of fencing, walls and /or landscaping, in accordance <br />with Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. <br />26 While not only related to ASE uses, staff is suggesting the language regarding outdoor storage be included at this <br />time because it is a direction Orange County has been going for several years in regards to outdoor storage areas. <br />Staff is specifically noting that including the language in this section will make it apply in all commercial, industrial, <br />economic development, and conditional districts (See 6.4.1(8)). If not included as part of this amendment <br />package, additional standards (Article 5) may need to be added for some uses. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -15 <br />