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Article 6: Development Standards 33 Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts (b) For the purposes of this subsection, a large project is defined as one located on 2 or more acres or proposing more than 15,000 square feet of building area. A large parking area is one containing parking for 50 or more vehicles. (B) Outside Storage of Materials Prohibited 38 (1) All outside storage of materials on lots other than those used for single - family detached residential purposes is prohibited. (2) This prohibition includes the storage of goods or materials which are not an integral part of the use of the property and which are not obviously for sale. (3) This prohibition does not include the storage of materials where the primary use of the property includes the outside display of goods for sale such as automobiles, boats, mobile homes, etc., and the materials stored outside are for sale. (C) Landscaping and Buffering39 In lieu of the requirements outlined in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance, the following standards shall apply: (1) There shall be a minimum ten feet wide vegetative buffer along all rights -of -ways comprised of vegetation that complements surrounding plantings and which includes trees planted in accordance with Section 6.8 where possible. (a) Parcels fronting on U.S. Highway 70 shall provide buffer plantings in accordance with those required for Buffer Yards Type A outlined within Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. (2) There shall be a minimum 15 feet wide vegetative buffer along all common property lines separating uses subject to the requirements of this overlay district and single family detached residential land uses. The required plantings shall be in accordance with those required for Buffer Yards Type A outlined within Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. (3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide landscaped strip along all property lines separating non - residential uses from non - residential uses. The landscaped strip shall be comprised of vegetation that forms a semi - opaque intermittent visual obstruction from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet, except in required sight triangles. Joint use agreements between adjacent property owners for shared ingress /egress and /or parking may result in a waiver regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. (4) Although portions of the Efland Village Overlay District are also within the Major Transportation Corridor Overlay District, the buffer requirements found in Section 6.6.5 (Major Transportation Corridor) do not apply since said section applies only to properties that abut the interstate. (D) Parking Lot Design 40 (1) Up to 15% of the required parking spaces may be located in the front yard. The remainder of the required parking spaces shall be located at the side or rear of the structure. " This is a restriction currently found in the ECOD and is suggested for the Efland Village overlay district as well. s9 These lesser buffer requirements are in keeping with those required in the ECOD and are suggested in order to provide for a more urban style of development in areas of the county served or to be served by public water and sewer systems. 40 These are requirements in the ECOD which are also good practice for the Efland Village. An exception being that ECOD requires parking to be located solely in the side and rear yards. Staff is suggesting that a few parking spaces be allowed at the front of buildings in the Efland Village overlay district. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -36