Agenda - 11-14-2017 - D.2 - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and Zoning Atlas Amendments

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Article 6: Development Standar 4 Section 6.6:Additional Standards for Overlay Distric s located at the front of lots if rear access is proposed and feasible. (2) In order to manage access on public streets, sites which include new construction or additions increasing the square footage of a building .y more than 50% should be permitted no more than one entrance and exi •oint unless justified by: (a) site configuration; (b) trip generation; (c) traffic conditions, including the need for separate .ervice and visitor/employee vehicular access, and/or one- ay traffic movement; or d) other factors. (3) In a-site accessibility should be provided. Vehicle- should not be required to ent; the public street in order to move from one :rea to another on the same site. (a) ' his standard applies to new constr tion or additions that increase the s. are footage of a building by mo e than 50% of the existing square foo :ge. (4) On all corner lets, no vehicular openin; shall be located closer than 60 feet from the point of inte .ection of the street ght-of-way lines. (5) Driveway entrance /exits shall not -xceed 36 feet in width measured at the property line; howev:r, in instan -s where parking lots serve tractor/trailer traffic, the driveway entrance -xit may .e increased to 40 feet in width. (6) Exits for parking facilities o aining more than 36 parking spaces shall contain holding lanes for left-turnin2 and right-turning traffic unless the Planning Director determines that due to th- p• sical features of a site, holding lanes would be unsafe and should not r.e req ' ed. (7) All driveway entranc: must hav_ an approved NCDOT driveway permit and must be paved to DOT standar. from the edge of the existing roadway pavement to the : isting right-of-wa limit on the interior of the property. (8) Pedestrian Ci ulation (a) UnI: s deemed unnecessary by t'e Planning Director during site plan re ew, large projects, defined in (b may be encouraged to provide an if ernal pedestrian circulation system, owned and maintained by the property owner. The system may be e ouraged to provide pedestrian walkways to outparcels and also within aly large parking areas. (b) For the purposes of this subsection, a large •roject is defined as one located on 2 or more acres or proposing mar: than 15,000 square feet of building area. A large parking area is one cont.:ning parking for 50 or more vehicles. (B) Ou -ide Storage of Materials Prohibited ( All outside storage of materials on lots other than those used '.ar single-family detached residential purposes is prohibited. (2) This prohibition includes the storage of goods or materials which a - not an integral part of the use of the property and which are not obviously f. sale. (3) This prohibition does not include the storage of materials where the pri ary use of the property includes the outside display of goods for sale such as automobiles, boats, mobile homes, etc., and the materials stored outside - e for sale. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-34