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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-63 <br /> <br />or structure used as the part of the premises where a sexually oriented <br />business is conducted to the nearest portion of a building, structure, or <br />open space area of a use listed above. <br /> <br />SECTION 5.7: STANDARDS FOR RECREATIONAL USES <br />5.7.1 Recreational Facilities <br />(A) General Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) The standards included herein shall be applied to the following for-profit <br />recreational facilities: <br />(a) Tennis clubs, <br />(b) Swim clubs, <br />(c) Racquet ball, <br />(d) Squash clubs, <br />(e) Pitch and putt courses, <br />(f) Amusement areas, <br />(g) Bowling alleys, <br />(h) Skating rinks, <br />(i) Shooting ranges, <br />(j) Billiard and pool halls, <br />(k) Indoor athletic facilities and <br />(l) Other similar uses. <br />(2) The minimum lot area shall be two acres. <br />(3) No building shall be closer than the minimum requirements of the district or 20 <br />feet to the public right of way or private property line, whichever is greater. <br />(B) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information <br />shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: <br />(a) A description of the exact type facility planned, the amount of area, <br />including and number of members or participants expected, a site plan <br />showing siting and size of existing and proposed building. <br />(b) Access, parking, service and recreation areas for all planned facilities or <br />existing facilities. <br />(c) Plans, and elevation for all proposed and existing structures and <br />descriptions of the color and nature of all exterior materials. <br />(d) A landscape plan showing, at the same scale as the site plan, existing <br />and proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and any other landscape <br />materials. <br />(e) A signed statement from the owners or operators that there shall be no <br />activity allowed that will have adverse effects on adjacent property. The <br />statement shall also include a complete list of all recreational activities <br />that will take place on the site. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br /> 56