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Article 6: Development Standard�s <br /> Section 6.6:Additional Standards for Overlay Districfs5 <br /> (6) New single pole signs are not permitted. Single pole signs existing as • April 7, <br /> 2015 shall be considered conforming uses and may be replaced if t -y are <br /> damaged or destroyed. <br /> (F) • hitectural Design Standards <br /> In a••'tion to the requirements in Section 6.5 (Architectural Design :tandards), the <br /> followin• design standards shall apply: <br /> (1) Co gorate Franchise Architecture <br /> (a) nder no circumstances shall modern cor%orate franchise building <br /> d-.ign be permitted. <br /> (b) Franc''se or'chain' businesses desi 'ng to locate in the Efland Village <br /> Overlay District shall be required 0 design the building in accordance <br /> with these • idelines. <br /> (c) For purposes • this Sub-Se► ion, "modern corporate franchise building <br /> design" means a • ilding •-sign that is trademarked, branded, or easily <br /> identified with a pa ul. chain or corporation and is ubiquitous in <br /> nature. <br /> (2) Human Scale and Fenes ation <br /> (a) New buildings : all be design-. to contribute to a human scale. Large <br /> expanses of • ank walls shall be ••scouraged and fenestration (the <br /> arrangem: t, proportioning, and de-..n of windows and doors in a <br /> building and/or design features (such:s brick coursing changes, <br /> decor.. ive architectural features, pattern- of paint, or murals) shall <br /> sho. d be provided in such a way that a bui •ing is relatable to humans <br /> a►d does not overpower the area. <br /> (b) Additions to existing non-residential buildings sho d be designed to both <br /> complement the existing building and achieve huma scale to the extent <br /> feasible. <br /> (c) The functional use of the building should be considered wh <br /> determining design features and fenestration. <br /> Mirrored glass is discouraged and in no case shall comprise more than 56'o of <br /> the building façade. <br /> 6 6 56.6.4 Major Transportation Corridor(MTC) <br /> (A) Landscaping and Buffers <br /> In addition to the requirements set forth in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance, the following <br /> standards shall be met: <br /> (1) A minimum of 100 feet of buffer area from the edge of the interstate highway's <br /> right of way, shall be preserved. The purpose of this buffer is to protect, preserve <br /> and promote the visual appeal, character and value of land adjacent to major <br /> transportation facilities; to provide for the separation of spaces; and to promote <br /> the public health, safety and welfare through minimizing potential nuisances such <br /> as the transmission of noise, odor, dust, litter and glare of lights. <br /> (2) In areas of dense mature forest, existing vegetation may be used to fulfill the <br /> buffer requirements. Where there is no existing vegetation in the buffer area, or <br /> if existing vegetation does not provide a sufficient buffer, all proposed plantings <br /> must be shown on the landscape plan to fulfill the buffer requirement. The new <br /> plantings shall be predominantly evergreen and shall reach a mature size of at <br /> least 30 feet. New trees shall be located so as to establish at maturity a <br /> continuous screen in the 100 foot buffer area along the adjacent interstate <br /> highway. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-36 <br />