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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.5: Site Plan Review (T) Phase lines and numbers if the development is to be phased; (U) Methods of disposal of trees, limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the permitted activity. Open burning of trees, limbs, stumps, and/or construction debris associated with the permitted activity is expressly prohibited; (V) Compliance with County adopted access management, transportation and/or connectivity plans and denote the location of future roadway(s) and access easements, whether public or private, to ensure and encourage future connectivity; and (W) Additional information may be required based on the site location and the type of development proposed. 2.5.4 Procedures and Timeframes (A) Upon submission, the Planning Director shall review the site plan application for completeness in form and content according to this Article. (B) If an application is incomplete, it will be returned to the applicant within five working days. (C) When a complete application has been accepted, the plan(s) shall be distributed to applicable agencies, DAC, and other departments for review and comment. (1) Applications for agricultural support enterprise uses located within the Rural Buffer land use classification, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the adopted Comprehensive Plan, shall be forwarded to the County’s Agricultural Preservation Board for review and comment. (a) The Agricultural Preservation Board shall have 30 calendar days to provide comments. If comments are not received within this timeframe, the application review process shall not be delayed. (b) For purposes of this subsection, agricultural support enterprise uses shall be defined as those permitted in the ASE-CZ zoning district, as detailed within Section 5.2.3 of this Ordinance.1 (D) The Planning Director shall review the plan(s) based on, but not limited to, the following general criteria: (1) Compliance with all applicable County ordinances; (2) Extent and intensity of impacts to the surrounding area; (3) Respect for existing site conditions, including slope, vegetation, drainage patterns, etc.; (4) Efficient use of the land to minimize disturbance and grading and to conserve energy; (5) Safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation; (6) Logical placement of structures and other site functions; (7) No open burning of trees, limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the permitted activity; and (8) Compliance with any previously issued Special Use or Conditional Use Permit(s) associated with the project. 1 This section is being added in response to Town of Carrboro and Chapel Hill recommendations that the Agricultural Preservation Board be given the opportunity to review and comment on any applications in the Rural Buffer. Planning staff is recommending a 30 day comment period to ensure that the review/approval process for uses permitted by right does not become overly lengthy. However, the APB generally meets only every other month so a special meeting may need to be called to review any applications. Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-11 22