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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-49 <br /> <br />(3) Outdoor storage for bulk goods shall be limited to 1,500 square feet per acre of <br />the zoning lot. <br />5.6.4 Junkyards <br />(A) Standards for Class A 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) Detailed plans and specifications for the site screening proposed. <br />(b) Description of type and number of motorized machines to be employed <br />upon site. <br />(c) Indicate on the site plan the extent of area to be used for the storage of <br />junked or wrecked motor vehicles <br />(2) Standards for Evaluation - <br />(a) The site shall be screened from adjacent property by a minimum of an <br />eight foot high solid fence or equal, uninterrupted except for required <br />vehicle access points. <br />(b) No materials shall be stored closer than 50 feet to the public right of way <br />or 30 feet to the property lines. <br />(c) Site is of adequate size to protect adjacent properties from adverse <br />effects of the junkyard. <br />5.6.5 Kennels (Class II) <br />(A) 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) Plans for all kennels, exercise yards, dog runs, pens and related <br />improvements, including signage. <br />(b) Site plan showing the improvements listed in a) above, other structures <br />on the same lot, and structures on adjacent property. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation – <br />(a) The site is of adequate size to protect adjacent properties from adverse <br />effects of the kennel. <br />(b) No part of any building, structure, dog run, pen, or exercise yard in which <br />animals are housed or exercised shall be closer than 150 feet from a <br />property line, except property occupied by the owner/operator of the <br />kennel. <br />(i) The 150 foot setback established by this section shall not apply if <br />all portions of the facility, in which animals are housed, are <br />wholly enclosed within a building. <br />(ii) For Class II Kennels developed within the EDE-2 zoning district, <br />this setback shall not apply to dog training activities where each <br />dog is under the immediate control of its trainer, owner, or other <br />responsible individual. <br />(iii) For Class II Kennels developed within the EDE-2 zoning district, <br />all buildings, structures, dog runs, pens, or exercise yards in <br /> 31