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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial Uses <br /> from adjacent residentially zoned property. <br /> (4) The site shall be located on a major road, as classified in the Or- ge County <br /> Comprehensive Plan, unless permitted as an ASE-CZ. <br /> (5) 'arking shall not be located in the front yard space. <br /> (6) App ation materials shall include a comprehens. - groundwater study, for <br /> facilities : pected to use more groundwater o• -n annual basis than an average <br /> single famil -sidence (which uses 240 •_ ons of water per day) built at the <br /> highest density -- existing zoning dis t would allow For example, if the <br /> existing zoning distr. allows a res 2ential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the <br /> proposed use is on a si -cre •- cel (which could yield 3 residences), the <br /> proposed use(s) may use t -e times the water used by an average single family <br /> residence (or 720 gallo - per d-, on an annualized basis) before a <br /> comprehensive gro -dwater study I equired. The water usage rates of any <br /> existing use sub.- t to zoning regulato ocated on the same lot shall be taken <br /> into account en determining if a compreh- •sive groundwater study is required. <br /> Said stu• shall detail: <br /> (a) The amount of water anticipated to be used o - daily, weekly, monthly, <br /> and annual basis by regulated uses located on th- •arcel (e.g., water <br /> usage by bona fide farm uses is not required to be inc .•ed), <br /> (b) An analysis of the amount of groundwater withdrawal consi•: ed to be <br /> safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity; and <br /> (c) An analysis of whether other wells in the vicinity of the proposed use - - <br /> expected to be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use. <br /> 5.6.15 Sexually Oriented Businesses <br /> (A) Submittal Requirements <br /> (1) In addition to the site plan submittal criteria detailed within Section 2.5 of this <br /> Ordinance the applicant shall submit proof a license has been issued allowing2for <br /> the operation of a sexually oriented business in accordance with Chapter 8 of <br /> the Orange County Code of Ordinances. <br /> (B) Standards of Evaluation <br /> (1) Sexually oriented business(es) shall not be located in any building, or portion <br /> thereof, that is: <br /> (a) Within 1,000 feet of an existing sexually oriented business. <br /> (b) Within 1,000 feet of a: <br /> (i) Residential land use including any open space established as <br /> part of the residential subdivision approval process, <br /> (ii) Church and/or place of worship, <br /> (iii) School (public, private, or specialty), <br /> (iv) Public or private library, <br /> (v) State licensed child care facility, or <br /> (vi) Public park or recreational facility. <br /> (c) Measurement shall be made in a straight line, without regard to the <br /> intervening structures or objects, from the nearest portion of the building <br /> or structure used as the part of the premises where a sexually oriented <br /> 2 Purple Bold Underlined text added to address County Attorney's comment from staff agenda review held on <br /> January 20, 2016. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-62 <br />