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4.7. <br />Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts 26 <br />Section 4.7: Major Transportation Corridor <br />(4) <br />Qaf-l.qa� as des 0 gnated on the Grange County Comprehensive Transportation <br />1 <br />(CJ) Although a nnrtinn of the Cfland Villono GVGFlay rlistrint is yithin the Maier <br />Transnortation (`orrideF (MT-G) QVGFlay Distrint tha rani 1iramants of the SATG <br />k4lTTG_. The rani 1iramant8 of Canting 6-.12.12(B)(9) (9# PFGPROSG nom aaI Signs& <br />20 <br />(6) If Building Height Limitation modifications are pursued in accordance with <br />Section 6.2.2(A), in no case shall building height exceed 40 feet.21 <br />(C) Yard Encroachments <br />(1) No fences shall be permitted in the front yard of lots, other than those used fnr <br />used for non - residential uses unless <br />a demonstrated need can be shown .2 <br />(2) Chale IinL or similar fencing shall not he permitted fnr i ices other than single_ <br />Fences located in the front yard of residential uses, <br />other than single - family detached dwellings, shall be a maximum of five feet in <br />height ' i � as maasrart from the normal finishart gFada in the vicinity of the fauna <br />hSA. 23 <br />(A) It 9 ntent of Orange County to protect and enhance those natural d environmental <br />features w i nstitute important physical, aesthetic, recrea and economic <br />assets through the p on of special controls of pub' d private development along <br />major transportation corridors. <br />(B) The Board of County Commission nds fact that: <br />(1) Major transpo . n corridors serve a key functi the orderly development of <br />Oran unty as major traffic movers, as well as serve trances to Orange <br />unty from outside the area. <br />19 Users should note the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan is currently being developed; it has not <br />yet been adopted. The Efland Area resident group has suggested that if /when a Comprehensive Transportation Plan <br />the includes future right -of -way designation is adopted, this type of requirement can be added to the regulations at <br />that time. Until such time, the proposed language is premature. <br />20 The County Attorney's office has advised Planning staff to remove this statement. It was included primarily for <br />informational purposes to help people who are located within both the MTC overlay district and the Efland Village <br />overlay district know they did not have to research the requirements of the MTC overlay district since only one part <br />of the existing requirements (prohibition of off premise commercial signs) apply to the properties located in both <br />districts. <br />21 Some of the zoning districts that could be applied in a CITAN allow buildings taller than 40 feet. A building <br />height limitation of 40 -feet is suggested in order to maintain an urban village character. <br />22 The fencing regulations [(1) and (2)] are in keeping with the ECOD regulations in order to discourage unaesthetic <br />fencing in the front yards of properties. The Efland Area Resident Group has suggested that fences should be <br />allowed in the front yard of duplex and multi - family uses but should be limited to 5 -feet in height. <br />2s The Efland Area Resident Group has suggested that chain link fencing should be allowed as a fence type, so the <br />proposed standard is shown as proposed for deletion. The new language in (2) is to achieve the 5 -foot height <br />restriction mention in footnote 21. The text in orange strikethrough was suggested for deletion by the County <br />Attorney's office in late March 2015. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 4 -17 <br />