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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.4: Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor 4.3.6 Compliance No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted, altered, or developed, improved, or maintained in any way without full compliance with the terms of the regulations pertaining to the SFHA and other applicable regulations. SECTION 4.4: EFLAND-CHEEKS HIGHWAY 70 CORRIDOR 4.4.1 Intent (A) The Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD) is established to provide for compatibility of uses between existing single-family residential land uses and non-residential developments along a designated portion of Highway 70 within Cheeks Township. (B) The Highway 70 corridor covered under this overlay district is part of the Efland Mebane Small Area Plan, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 27, 2006, which outlines acceptable levels of development within the study area, including allowing for additional non-residential development along Highway 70. (C) The regulations contained in this Ordinance are designed to preserve and enhance the character of the community while allowing for mixed, but compatible, land uses by permitting logical expansion of existing non-residential developments throughout the corridor. (D) It is the intent of this overlay district to encourage land use patterns that will: (1) Protect existing single-family residential land uses, (2) Protect the character of the area, (3) Enhance property values, (4) Maintain the economic viability and carrying capacity of the corridor, (5) Preserve open vistas whenever possible, (6) Encourage small businesses to locate in appropriate areas, and (7) Continue to promote and provide for the general welfare of local citizens and property owners. (E) Standards are established in Section 6.6.2 to allow for the development of additional non- residential land uses within the ECOD in order to maintain and enhance the economic vitality of the area while protecting the less intensive mixture of existing residential land uses 4.4.2 Applicability (A) This district is intended for properties adjacent to Highway 70 within Cheeks Township of Orange County in accordance with the boundaries shown on the map below and 4 on the Orange County Zoning Atlas. (B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to ECOD apply to all non-residential land uses and developments within the Highway 70 Overlay District except for existing non- residential land uses located within previously established general commercial or Existing Commercial-5 (EC-5) zoning districts. 4 Rather than populating the UDO with maps that are redundant to the Zoning Atlas (which is where overlay districts must be shown), staff is suggesting that the boundaries of overlay districts be maintained only on the Zoning Atlas. Staff also believes this may decrease any future problems if overlay district boundaries were ever changed (e.g., someone forgetting or not realizing that both a text amendment to the UDO and a Zoning Atlas amendment are necessary). Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-12 26