ORD-2015-006 Ordinance Amending the Orange County Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas

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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.7: Major Transportation Corridor (A) The Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) district is established as a district which overlays other zoning districts established in this Ordinance. The new use of any land or any new structure within the MTC district shall comply with the use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well as the requirements of the MTC district. The provisions, requirements and restrictions of this district shall not apply to the us f land within the district for single family or two - family dwellings or to any building or structure existing prior to the creation of this district unless it is structurally alter to the e ent of increasing the floor area by 50% or more or is enlarged to any degr e to occupy a va nt lot. (C) This dislNqt shall be applied along any interstate highway in the Coun designated in the adopted C prehensive Plan as such and to any proposed interst a highway designated in \whi�ch pted Comprehensive Plan as such. (D) The minimum f the district shall be a continuous dist ce along the thoroughfare within the Cousdiction and outside of the extrater ' orial planning jurisdictions of the Towns of u Chapel Hill, and Carrboro d the City of Mebane. (E) The minimum the rict is 1,250 feet fro a edge of the right -of -way measured alo which is erpendicular to a edge of the right -of -way on each side of the roadwat at intersta interchan s where the District shall extend 2,500 feet from the ray on each si of t intersecting road. 4.7.3 Permitted Uses Within the Major Transportation Corridor TC) DistricN permitted in the underlying zoning dist � t or districts. All and structures contained in this Or ance shall be met u 4.7.4 Building Setback and Yard 5�6quirements of land and structures are those r requirements for the use of land k otherwise provided. Building setback and req i ed yard areas for the overlay district are as Ilows: (A) The front yar equirement shall be 100 feet from the edge of the n -of-" of an interstate i hway or 50 feet from the edge of an intersecting road at interstate intercha e. (B) The ear yard requirement shall be 50 feet from the edge of the rear propert �ne or 100 f t from the edge of the right -of -way of an interstate highway when a rear yar /adjacent to the interstate. he side yard requirement shall be 50 feet from the side property line or 100 feet from dge of the right -of -way of an interstate highway where the side property line is adjacent to the interstate. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 4 -18 (3) In addition, the ability of different areas of the County to attract and accommodate different types of development depends on the capacity of the thoroughfare system and the character and quality of development along major corridors. (C) The Major Transportation Corridor district is intended to enhance the attractiveness and orderly development of land adjacent to major transportation facilities through the provision of a set of development standards and regulations for application to public and private development of land adjacent to these corridors. The major transportation corridors include the interstate system as designated in the adopted Comprehensive Section Plan. reference (D) The district establishes development standards (see Section 66.6.5) and a site plan update review process for development within the district. (See Section 2.5). 4.7.2 Applicability _ (A) The Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) district is established as a district which overlays other zoning districts established in this Ordinance. The new use of any land or any new structure within the MTC district shall comply with the use regulations applicable to the underlying zoning district as well as the requirements of the MTC district. The provisions, requirements and restrictions of this district shall not apply to the us f land within the district for single family or two - family dwellings or to any building or structure existing prior to the creation of this district unless it is structurally alter to the e ent of increasing the floor area by 50% or more or is enlarged to any degr e to occupy a va nt lot. (C) This dislNqt shall be applied along any interstate highway in the Coun designated in the adopted C prehensive Plan as such and to any proposed interst a highway designated in \whi�ch pted Comprehensive Plan as such. (D) The minimum f the district shall be a continuous dist ce along the thoroughfare within the Cousdiction and outside of the extrater ' orial planning jurisdictions of the Towns of u Chapel Hill, and Carrboro d the City of Mebane. (E) The minimum the rict is 1,250 feet fro a edge of the right -of -way measured alo which is erpendicular to a edge of the right -of -way on each side of the roadwat at intersta interchan s where the District shall extend 2,500 feet from the ray on each si of t intersecting road. 4.7.3 Permitted Uses Within the Major Transportation Corridor TC) DistricN permitted in the underlying zoning dist � t or districts. All and structures contained in this Or ance shall be met u 4.7.4 Building Setback and Yard 5�6quirements of land and structures are those r requirements for the use of land k otherwise provided. Building setback and req i ed yard areas for the overlay district are as Ilows: (A) The front yar equirement shall be 100 feet from the edge of the n -of-" of an interstate i hway or 50 feet from the edge of an intersecting road at interstate intercha e. (B) The ear yard requirement shall be 50 feet from the edge of the rear propert �ne or 100 f t from the edge of the right -of -way of an interstate highway when a rear yar /adjacent to the interstate. he side yard requirement shall be 50 feet from the side property line or 100 feet from dge of the right -of -way of an interstate highway where the side property line is adjacent to the interstate. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 4 -18