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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts 21 <br />Section 4.4: Efland- Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor <br />4.3.6 Com <br />No structure or land shall hereafter be to vented, altered, or developed, <br />improved, or mainta ay without full compliance with the er Iations <br />o e SFHA and other applicable regulations. <br />4.4.1 Intent <br />(A) The Efland- Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD) is established to <br />provide for compatibility of uses between existing single - family residential land uses and <br />non - residential developments along a designated portion of Highway 70 within Cheeks <br />Township. <br />(B) The Highway 70 corridor covered under this overlay district is part of the Efland Mebane <br />Small Area Plan, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 27, 2006, <br />which outlines acceptable levels of development within the study area, including allowing <br />for additional non - residential development along Highway 70. <br />(C) The regulations contained in this Ordinance are designed to preserve and enhance the <br />character of the community while allowing for mixed, but compatible, land uses by <br />permitting logical expansion of existing non - residential developments throughout the <br />corridor. <br />(D) It is the intent of this overlay district to encourage land use patterns that will: <br />(1) Protect existing single - family residential land uses, <br />(2) Protect the character of the area, <br />(3) Enhance property values, <br />(4) Maintain the economic viability and carrying capacity of the corridor, <br />(5) Preserve open vistas whenever possible, <br />(6) Encourage small businesses to locate in appropriate areas, and <br />(7) Continue to promote and provide for the general welfare of local citizens and <br />property owners. <br />(E) Standards are established in Section 6.6.2 to allow for the development of additional non- <br />residential land uses within the ECOD in order to maintain and enhance the economic <br />vitality of the area while protecting the less intensive mixture of existing residential land <br />uses <br />4.4.2 Applicability <br />(A) This district is intended for properties adjacent to Highway 70 within Cheeks Township of <br />Orange County in accordance with the boundaries shown 4 on the <br />Orange County Zoning Atlas. <br />(B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to ECOD apply to all non - residential land <br />uses and developments within the Highway 70 Overlay District except for existing non- <br />residential land uses located within previously established general commercial or Existing <br />Commercial -5 (EC -5) zoning districts. <br />4 Rather than populating the UDO with maps that are redundant to the Zoning Atlas (which is where overlay districts <br />must be shown), staff is suggesting that the boundaries of overlay districts be maintained only on the Zoning Atlas. <br />Staff also believes this may decrease any future problems if overlay district boundaries were ever changed (e.g., <br />someone forgetting or not realizing that both a text amendment to the UDO and a Zoning Atlas amendment are <br />necessary). <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 4 -12 <br />