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Article 5: Uses Section 5.15: Standards for Automotive/Transportation Related Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-131 (B) General Standards (1) Property shall have frontage and direct access onto a State maintained roadway. (2) Areas of the property designated for the display of vehicles for sale or rent shall be improved with an all-weather surface (i.e. concrete, asphalt, gravel)3 and shall not be used for any other purpose.4 (3) Additional vehicles, other than those offered for sale, rent or staff/customer designated parking as required under Section 6.9 of this Ordinance5, can be stored on-site and 6shall be screened from view from adjacent properties and public rights-of-way.7 Such vehicles shall not be included in the display limit calculation.8 (C) Standards for the NC-2, EC-5, and E-I Zoning District(s) (1) This use shall only be permitted within the Commercial Transition Activity or Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node land use classifications, as designated on the Land Use Element Map of the adopted Comprehensive Plan.9 (1) The display of vehicles outdoors shall be limited to 3210 vehicles per acre of property.11 (D) Standards for GC-4, I-1, I-2, I-3, EDB-1, EDB-2, and EDE-2. 12 (1) The display of vehicles outdoors shall be limited to 45 vehicles per acre of property.13 3 Staff is recommending the area identified on the site plan as serving as the display area for vehicles be improved (i.e. asphalt, concrete, gravel) is to avoid unnecessary disturbance of property as vehicles are moved in and out of the area. A concern we have is constant moving and parking of cars will result in unnecessary disturbance of the ground, kill vegetation serving as a stabilizing mechanism for soil, and increase sediment runoff from the property in contradiction of our regulations. 4 We have had problems in the past with identified parking areas for vehicles being displayed for sale or rent being used as primary parking areas for customers and staff. This provision will give staff greater ability to prohibit same and ensure there is adequate display area as well as required parking for patrons/staff. 5 Green Bold Underlined text added to address a County Attorney request for clarification on what specific vehicles would fall into this specific provision. The concern is the Ordinance provide specific reference to those vehicles that can be stored on‐site only with the development of screening. 6 Green Bold Underlined text added to address a request made at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing for clarification purposes. 7 In consultation with the Director, it was determined additional storage area could be allowed on‐site for vehicles not intended for sale or rental so long as said storage area was screened from view. 8 Green Bold Underlined text added to address a request made at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing for clarification purposes. 9 This language is recommended for deletion to address a concern from the Attorney’s office with respect to establishing land use prohibitions associated with acceptable land uses on the land use categories contained within the Comprehensive Plan. 10 Green Bold Underlined text added to address a request made at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing to increase the number of vehicles that can be displayed at property zoned NC‐2, EC‐5, and EI. 11 A typical display area for a vehicle is 288 sq. ft., which includes the required parking area for said vehicle and the portion of drive isle allowing access. The proposal would allow approximately 17% of every acre of property to be dedicated to the display of vehicles offered for sale or rent. This regulation does not eliminate the property owner from having to comply with other ratio/dimensional standards contained within the UDO. 12 This includes the GC‐4, I‐1, I‐2, I‐3, and the Buckhorn and Eno Economic Development districts. 13 The proposal would allow approximately 30% of every acre of property to be dedicated to the display of vehicles offered for sale or rent. This regulation does not eliminate the property owner from having to comply with other ratio/dimensional standards contained within the UDO. Formatte Formatte Formatte No bullets Formatte Formatte Formatte 75