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This information was distributed at the April 7, 2014 Public Information Meeting and was the basis of discussions Orange County Planning staff <br />had with a group of residents from August 2014 – January 2015. <br />Efland Village Overlay District <br />Easy <br />Ref. <br />No. <br />Section Number <br />in UDO <br />Revisions <br />Proposed Standard Explanation / Rationale <br />26. 4.6.3(C)(1) No fences shall be permitted in the front yard of <br />lots, other than those used for single-family <br />detached residential purposes, unless a <br />demonstrated need can be shown. <br />This is an aesthetic design principle that would disallow fences <br />in the front yard of new development (except single-family <br />residential) unless an applicant can demonstrate that their <br />project needs a fence in the front yard. The idea behind the <br />design principle is that “wall-to-wall” front yard fences (e.g., if <br />many parcels on a street has one) tend to visually lead to the <br />feeling of walled-off compounds, which is generally not the <br />idea of a village-like atmosphere. <br />27. 4.6.3(C)(2) Chain link or similar fencing shall not be permitted <br />for uses other than single-family detached <br />residential. <br />The idea behind this proposed standard deals with the <br />aesthetics of chain link fencing, especially if it were to be used <br />by many parcels on a given street. The standard would apply <br />only to new development and single-family residential uses <br />(both new and existing) would be able to use chain link <br />fencing. <br />Page 11 of 20 <br /> <br />33