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Efland Area Resident Group Input/Suggestions for each Proposed Standard is in the Column on the Right <br />Efland Village Overlay District <br />Easy <br />Ref. <br />No. <br />Section Number <br />in UDO <br />Revisions <br />Proposed Standard Efland Area Resident Group Input/Suggestion <br />41. 6.6.4 (C)(3) In lieu of the requirements outlined in Section 6.8 of this <br />Ordinance, the following standards shall apply: <br />(3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide landscaped strip <br />along all property lines separating non-residential uses from <br />non-residential uses. The landscaped strip shall be comprised <br />of vegetation that forms a semi-opaque intermittent visual <br />obstruction from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet. <br />Joint use agreements between adjacent property owners for <br />shared ingress/egress and/or parking may result in a waiver <br />regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. <br />Rewrite as follows: In lieu of the requirements outlined <br />in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance, the following <br />standards shall apply: <br />(3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide <br />landscaped strip along all property lines separating <br />non-residential uses from non-residential uses. The <br />landscaped strip shall be comprised of vegetation that <br />forms a semi-opaque intermittent visual obstruction <br />from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet, except <br />in required sight triangles. Joint use agreements <br />between adjacent property owners for shared <br />ingress/egress and/or parking may result in a waiver <br />regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. <br />42. 6.6.4 (C)(4) Although portions of the Efland Village Overlay District are also <br />within the Major Transportation Corridor Overlay District, the <br />buffer requirements found in Section 6.6.5 (Major <br />Transportation Corridor) do not apply since said section applies <br />only to properties that abut the interstate. <br />OK as is <br />43. 6.6.4 (D)(1) <br />“Parking Lot <br />Design” <br />Up to 15% of the required parking spaces may be located in the <br />front yard. The remainder of the required parking spaces shall <br />be located at the side or rear of the structure. <br />Add language to address existing buildings that change <br />use as follows: <br />(1)(a) Existing buildings that change use shall comply <br />with this requirement to the extent feasible, as <br />determined during the site plan submittal process. <br />44. 6.6.4 (D)(2) Shared parking areas shall be encouraged for contiguous non- <br />residential land uses, in accordance with Section 6.9 of this <br />Ordinance. <br />OK as is <br />45. 6.6.4 (D)(3) Parking areas with spaces in excess of 110% of the minimum <br />parking spaces required, per Section 6.9 of this Ordinance, shall <br />not be permitted. <br />OK as is <br />Page 13 of 17 <br />January 26, 2015 <br />55