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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 />29. 6.6.4 (A)(2) In order to manage access on public streets, a site <br />shall be permitted no more than one entrance and <br />exit point unless justified by site configuration, trip <br />generation, and traffic conditions, including the <br />need for separate service and visitor/employee <br />vehicular access, and/or one-way traffic movement. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 6 for explanation. <br />30. 6.6.4 (A)(3) Intra-site accessibility shall be provided. Vehicles <br />shall not be required to enter the public street in <br />order to move from one area to another on the <br />same site. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 7 for explanation. <br />31. 6.6.4 (A)(4) On all corner lots, no vehicular openings shall be <br />located closer than 60 feet from the point of <br />intersection of the street right-of-way lines. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 8 for explanation. <br />32. 6.6.4 (A)(5) Entrances/exits shall not exceed 36 feet in width <br />measured at the property line; however, in <br />instances where parking lots serve tractor/trailer <br />traffic, the driveway entrance/exit may be <br />increased to 40 feet in width. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 9 for explanation. <br />33. 6.6.4 (A)(6) Exits for parking facilities containing more than 36 <br />parking spaces shall contain holding lanes for left- <br />turning and right-turning traffic unless the Planning <br />Director determines that due to the physical <br />features of a site, holding lanes would be unsafe <br />and should not be required. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 10 for explanation. <br />34. 6.6.4 (A)(7) All driveway entrances must have an approved <br />NCDOT driveway permit and must be paved to <br />NCDOT standards from the edge of the existing <br />roadway pavement to the existing right-of-way <br />limit on the interior of the property. <br />See “Easy Reference Number” 12 for explanation. <br />Page 13 of 20 <br /> <br />35