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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts (a) A possible re-alignment of Efland-Cedar Grove Road under the existing railroad track to connect to Mount Willing Road, as described in the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan.26 (b) The need for a connecting roadway between Mount Willing Road and Buckhorn Road, as depicted on the Efland-Buckhorn-Mebane Access Management Plan, adopted November 11, 2011. (3) In order to manage access on public streets, a site shall be permitted no more than one entrance/exit point unless justified by site configuration, trip generation, and traffic conditions, including the need for separate service and visitor/employee vehicular access, and/or one-way traffic movement, or other factors.27 (4) Intra-site accessibility shall be provided. Vehicles shall not be required to enter the public street in order to move from one area to another on the same site. (5) On all corner lots, no vehicular openings shall be located closer than 60 feet from the point of intersection of the street right-of-way lines.28 (6) Driveway eEntrances/exits shall not exceed 36 feet in width measured at the property line; however, in instances where parking lots serve tractor/trailer traffic, the driveway entrance/exit may be increased to 40 feet in width. (7) Exits for parking facilities containing more than 36 parking spaces shall contain holding lanes for left-turning and right-turning traffic unless the Planning Director determines that due to the physical features of a site, holding lanes would be unsafe and should not be required. (8) Shared Driveways/Access (a) In order to manage access minimize the number of driveway curb cuts on Mount Willing Road, thereby improving traffic flow and safety, developments subject to this Section, fronting on Mount Willing Road, and located contiguous to one another shall provide shared driveways/access whenever feasible, as determined during site plan review. (i) Owners of contiguous parcels subject to this Section shall execute reciprocal easement agreements between the separate property owners and have the same recorded in the Office of the Orange County Register of Deeds prior to the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit. The easement agreement shall be sufficient to allow for the development of a private service road or driveway to channel access from Mount Willing Road to each property. Figure 6.6.2.A.3 shows an example of the shared access. Methods to achieve shared driveways/access may include reciprocal easement agreements among property owners, reservation of future access easements on property being developed, or other methods determined during site plan review. (ii) Developments subject to this Section, fronting on Mount Willing Road, and not contiguous to other similarly situated development shall be required to designate stub outs to adjoining properties on the site plan so that shared access can be developed if and 26 The Efland Area Resident Group also has suggested that this alignment be removed from the adopted Access Management Plan. (This action is separate from the UDO amendment). 27 (3) and (4) are current requirements for properties in EDDs and is good practice for many types of projects. However, it should be noted that NCDOT may not approve more than one entrance/exit point - see (9) 28 (5) through (9) are current requirements of ECOD and are suggested as good practices to be implemented in the Efland Interstate overlay district as well. Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-32 34