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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.7: Major Transportation Corridor (4) Where applicable, the front yard setback shall be measured from any future right- of-way as designated on the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan 18. (5) Although a portion of the Efland Village Overlay District is within the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District, the requirements of the MTC Section 4.5.4 (Building Setback and Yard Requirements) do not apply. The parcels are included in the MTC only because they fall within the prescribed distance criteria but do not fall under any existing requirements pertaining to the MTC. The requirements of Section 6.12.12(B)(9) (off premise commercial signs prohibited) continue to apply.19 (6) If Building Height Limitation modifications are pursued in accordance with Section 6.2.2(A), in no case shall building height exceed 40 feet.20 (C) Yard Encroachments (1) No fences shall be permitted in the front yard of lots, other than those used for single-family detached residential purposes, used for non-residential uses unless a demonstrated need can be shown.21 (2) Chain link or similar fencing shall not be permitted for uses other than single- family detached residential. Fences located in the front yard of residential uses, other than single-family detached dwellings, shall be a maximum of five feet in height, as measured from the normal finished grade in the vicinity of the fence base.22 SECTION 4.7: MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR 4.7.1 Intent (A) It is the intent of Orange County to protect and enhance those natural and environmental features which constitute important physical, aesthetic, recreational, and economic assets through the provision of special controls of public and private development along major transportation corridors. (B) The Board of County Commissioners finds as a fact that: (1) Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of Orange County as major traffic movers, as well as serve as entrances to Orange County from outside the area. (2) These corridors and the character of the development which occurs along them establish for visitors and residents alike an indicator of the quality of life in the County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. 18 Users should note the Orange County Comprehensive Transportation Plan is currently being developed; it has not yet been adopted. The Efland Area resident group has suggested that if/when a Comprehensive Transportation Plan the includes future right-of-way designation is adopted, this type of requirement can be added to the regulations at that time. Until such time, the proposed language is premature. 19 When researching sign requirements, staff discovered the changes shown in green are necessary. 20 Some of the zoning districts that could be applied in a CITAN allow buildings taller than 40 feet. A building height limitation of 40-feet is suggested in order to maintain an urban village character. 21 The fencing regulations [(1) and (2)] are in keeping with the ECOD regulations in order to discourage unaesthetic fencing in the front yards of properties. The Efland Area Resident Group has suggested that fences should be allowed in the front yard of duplex and multi-family uses but should be limited to 5-feet in height. 22 The Efland Area Resident Group has suggested that chain link fencing should be allowed as a fence type, so the proposed standard is shown as proposed for deletion. The new language in (2) is to achieve the 5-foot height restriction mention in footnote 21. Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-17 31