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

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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts (a) A possible re aligRrnent of Efland Cedar Grove Road under the existing r;;i'rA;;d trqGk to nennect to Mount Willing Road, as deSGFib8d in the cann+ d Ffna rd Mebane Small Area Pl. an . 27 (b) The need for a connecting roadway between Mount Willing Road and Buckhorn Road, as depicted on the Efland - Buckhorn- Mebane Access Management Plan, adopted November 11, 2011. (3) In order to manage access on public streets, a site shall be permitted no more than one entrance /exit point unless justified by: (a) site configuration; (b) trip generation; (c) and- traffic conditions, including the need for separate service and visitor /employee vehicular access, and /or one -way traffic movement; or (d) other factors . 28 (4) Intra -site accessibility shall be provided. Vehicles shall not be required to enter the public street in order to move from one area to another on the same site. (5) On all corner lots, no vehicular openings shall be located closer than 60 feet from the point of intersection of the street right -of -way lines .29 (6) Driveway eE-ntrances /exits shall not exceed 36 feet in width measured at the property line; however, in instances where parking lots serve tractor /trailer traffic, the driveway entrance /exit may be increased to 40 feet in width. (7) Exits for parking facilities containing more than 36 parking spaces shall contain holding lanes for left- turning and right- turning traffic unless the Planning Director determines that due to the physical features of a site, holding lanes would be unsafe and should not be required. (8) Shared Driveways /Access (a) In order to MaRage aGGe minimize the number of driveway curb cuts on Mount Willing Road, thereby improving traffic flow and safety, developments subject to this Section, fronting on Mount Willing Road, and located contiguous to one another shall provide shared driveways /access whenever feasible, as determined during site plan review. (i) s?;reG61te r GiProoar easement agreements between the serrate property GWRer6 and have the same rornrded on the Office of the n ange County R y # f Deeds nri r #n the issuanGe of a Zoning Gamnlianne Permit. The easement anreemen+ shall he preperty. Figure 6.6.2.A.3 shews an example of the shared aGsesT Methods to achieve shared driveways /access may include reciprocal easement agreements among property owners, reservation of future access easements on property 27 The Efland Area Resident Group also has suggested that this alignment be removed from the adopted Access Management Plan. (This action is separate from the UDO amendment). 28 (3) and (4) are current requirements for properties in EDDs and is good practice for many types of projects. However, it should be noted that NCDOT may not approve more than one entrance /exit point - see (9). The text in orange is to show a reconfiguration of language suggested by the County Attorney's office in late March 2015 in an effort to make the language more clear. The actual language has not been suggested for change. 29 (5) through (9) are current requirements of ECOD and are suggested as good practices to be implemented in the Efland Interstate overlay district as well. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -32