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Article 5: Uses Section 5.11: Standards for Waste Management Facilities Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-102 (1) Facilities that have been abandoned (i.e. not used as facilities) for a period exceeding 90 consecutive days or a total of 180 days in any 365 day period, except for periods caused by force majeure or Acts of God, in which case, repair or removal shall commence within 90 days of abandonment; (2) Permitted facilities fall into such a state of disrepair that it creates a health or safety hazard; (3) Facilities have been located, constructed, or modified without first obtaining, or in a manner not authorized by, the required Special Use Permit, or any other necessary authorization and the Special Use Permit may be revoked. (C) If the County makes such a determination as noted above, then the County shall notify the holder of the Special Use Permit for the facility within 48 hours that said facility shall be removed. (D) The holder of the Special Use Permit, or its successors or assigns, shall dismantle and remove such facility, and all associated structures, from the site and restore the site to as close to its original condition as is possible, such restoration being limited only by physical or commercial impracticability, within 90 days of receipt of written notice from the County. However, if the owner of the property upon which the facility are located wishes to retain any access to the facility, the owner may do so with the approval of the County. (E) If a facility is not removed or substantial progress has not been made to remove the facilities within 90 days after the permit holder has received notice, then the County may order officials or representatives of the County to remove the facility at the sole expense of the owner or Special Use Permit holder. (F) If the County removes, or causes to be removed a facility, and the facility owner does not claim and remove it from the site to a lawful location within ten days, then the County may take steps to declare the facility abandoned, and sell them and their components. (G) Temporary Use Permit/Agreement (1) Notwithstanding anything in this Section to the contrary, the County may approve a temporary use permit/agreement for the facility, for no more than 90 days, during which time the holder of the Special Use Permit shall develop a suitable plan for facility removal, conversion, or re-location, subject to the approval of the County, and the holder of the Special Use Permit and the County shall execute an agreement to such plan. (2) If such a plan is not developed, approved and executed within the 90 day time period, then the County may take possession of and dispose of the affected facility in the manner provided in this Section and utilize the bond. SECTION 5.11: STANDARDS FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITIES 5.11.1 Solid Waste Collection Facilities Owned and Operated by A Public Agency for the Purpose of Disposal of Household Waste by Orange County Residents (A) General Standards (1) The site shall consist of a parcel, or easement across a parcel, (whether owned or leased by the public agency) which has been recorded by the Orange County Register of Deeds. (2) The parcel or easement across the parcel, (whether owned or leased by the public agency) on which the facility is located shall contain a minimum area of 40,000 square feet. (3) The parcel or easement shall have frontage on a State maintained road. (4) A Type B landscape buffer, 30' in width, shall be provided along the perimeter of the parcel or easement. 88