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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.4: Zoning Compliance Permits Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-8 Overlay District designation of the subject property.2 This site plan may contain all required elements associated with obtaining a Zoning Compliance, Erosion Control, and Stormwater permit as detailed herein,3 (2) Interior renovation or repair of an existing structure, provided the use of the lot and/or structure has not changed. (C) Issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit is required prior to beginning the excavation for the construction, moving, alteration, or repair, except ordinary repairs, of any building or other structure, including an accessory structure. The Zoning Compliance Permit shall include a determination that plans, specifications and the intended use of the structure conforms to the provisions of this Ordinance. (D) Issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit is required to change the type of use or type of occupancy of any building, or to expand any use on any lot on which there is a non- conforming use. The Zoning Compliance Permit shall include a determination that the proposed use conforms to the provisions of this Ordinance. 2.4.2 Requirements and Conditions (A) In cases where the development and/or commencement of a land use requires the issuance of a Special Use or a Conditional Use Permit, a Zoning Compliance Permit shall not be issued until the aforementioned permit has been issued by the responsible board in accordance with the review and approval procedures detailed herein. (B) Issuance of a Special Use or Conditional Use Permit does not negate the requirement for a Zoning Compliance Permit. (C) Issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit does not establish a vested right to begin and complete construction or change the use/occupancy of a lot or building should regulations change subsequent to issuance of said permit. (D) Application for Zoning Compliance Permit shall specify the method of disposal of trees, limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the permitted activity. Open burning of trees, limbs, stumps, and/or construction debris associated with the permitted activity is expressly prohibited. (E) No building, structure, or zoning lot for which a Zoning Compliance Permit has been issued shall be used or occupied until the Building Inspector has, after final inspection, issued a Certificate of Occupancy indicating compliance with all the provisions of this Ordinance. (F) No building, structure, or zoning lot for which a Zoning Compliance Permit has been issued shall be used or occupied until the Orange County Health Department has approved the water supply and sewage disposal systems serving that use. 2 There is an existing disconnect between permit submittal requirements for a Zoning Compliance Permit and a Stormwater management plan. Staff of Current Planning and Erosion Control could, essentially, be looking at 2 different proposals as there is not an appropriate reference to the stormwater permitting requirement in this section of the UDO. There is also a disconnect with respect to the required level of site plan detail (i.e. professionally prepared versus scaled plot plan) to obtain a land disturbing permit. Staff is proposing to add language requiring a formal site plan, completed by a land surveyor or engineer, in all instances where proposed land disturbance thresholds require the development of a formal stormwater plan. The hope here is we will avoid the duplication of submittal information and ensure all County review agencies are utilizing and reviewing the same development proposal to avoid unnecessary confusion and error. 3 The red bold text was added to address comments from the January 9, 2013 ORC meeting where members wanted some language encouraging the submittal of a single site plan complying with all zoning and erosion control/stormwater permit requirements. 63