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Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.9: Conditional Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-36 <br /> <br />(3) A minor change is one that will not: <br />(a) Alter the basic relationship of the proposed development to adjacent <br />property, <br />(b) Alter the approved land uses, <br />(c) Increase the density or intensity of development, and/or <br />(d) Decrease the off-street parking ratio or reduce the buffer yards provided <br />at the boundary of the site. <br />2.9.2 Conditional Zoning District (CZD) <br />(A) Generally <br />Only those uses listed on the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 5.2 for a specific <br />Conditional Zoning District and detailed in Section 3.8 of this Ordinance shall be <br />developed. <br />(B) Applications <br />Applications to rezone property to a CZD shall be submitted to the Planning Director and <br />shall be processed in accordance with the procedure(s) for: <br />(1) Zoning Atlas amendment (Section 2.8), <br />(2) Site plans (Section 2.5) for CZDs that require a site plan, and <br />(3) The provisions of this Section. <br />(C) Submittal Requirements <br />(1) In addition to the CZD application form, an applicant shall also submit the <br />following information: <br />(a) A site plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 of <br />this Ordinance, except for MPD-CZ applications (see (C)(2) below). <br />(b) A detailed description of the proposed use of property including an <br />outline of the proposed development. <br />(c) A detailed traffic survey, regardless of the estimated number of trips per <br />day, prepared in accordance with all applicable North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation (NC DOT) requirements or standards as <br />well as Section 6.17 of this Ordinance. <br />(d) The appropriate Environmental Document prepared in accordance with <br />Section 6.16. <br />(e) A landscape plan showing the location of on-site significant trees; <br />proposed screening, buffers, and landscaping; and any proposed <br />treatment of any existing natural features. <br />(f) A summary of utility services, including processing of wastewater. <br />(g) A schedule of construction of all elements of the proposal. <br />(h) Any other information identified during the pre-application conference <br />deemed essential to demonstrate the project’s compliance with these <br />regulations. <br />(2) In lieu of the requirements in (1)(a) above, an application for a Master Plan <br />Development (MPD) CZD shall include the requirements in Section 6.7. The <br />requirements of (1)(b) through (1)(h) above are applicable for MPD-CZ <br />applications. <br />(3) 26 copies of the application package required in (1) and (2) above shall be <br />submitted by the applicant. <br /> 88