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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.4: Performance Standards <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-14 <br /> <br />(a) That hazardous wastes are being sent to an approved hazardous waste <br />recycling, storage, treatment or disposal facility, <br />(b) That an EPAID number has been obtained, <br />(c) That only authorized transporters are used, and <br />(d) That on-site storage is limited to 180 days (or up to 270 days if the waste <br />is to be transported more than 200 miles). <br />6.4.8 Utilities <br />(A) Economic Development Districts <br />(1) Each permitted use, special use, and accessory use, and secondary use to be <br />served by a public or private water or sewer system must be: <br />(a) Designed, sized, and constructed to the standards of the utility provider; <br />and <br />(b) Assured of installation of such services at the time it is approved. <br />(2) Each MPD-CZ Master Plan and site plan must be accompanied by <br />documentation from the utility provider that it has reviewed and approved: <br />(a) Preliminary plans for the proposed water and/or sewer lines; <br />(b) The adequacy of the existing system(s) to which the connections(s) will <br />be made; <br />(c) The capacity of the existing water and sewer treatment facilities; <br />(d) The carrying capacity of the discharge stream or discharge point; and <br />(e) The method of funding proposed extensions of water and sewer lines. <br />(3) The approval by the utility provider must in the form of a resolution or other <br />agreement adopted by its board of directors or governing board and must also <br />contain a certification that service to the development project is authorized by <br />any water management plan and discharge permit in effect at the time of <br />approval. <br />(4) Installation <br />(a) The location and size of easements for water and/or sewer lines must be <br />approved by and dedicated in the form of a deed of easement to the <br />utility provider. <br />(b) Where cuts in existing streets are made for water and/or sewer work, all <br />cutting, backfilling, and paving shall be done in accordance with N.C. <br />Department of Transportation and/or municipal specifications and <br />procedures. <br />(5) Water Use Limitations <br />Because of the size or remaining excess capacity of treatment plants for some <br />utility providers, uses which require large quantities of water for manufacturing <br />and/or processing operations will require the review and approval of the Board of <br />County Commissioners as a Conditional Use District or CZ District in accordance <br />with the following: <br />(a) Applicants for approval of a comprehensive site development plan must <br />submit documented data for the proposed use or a comparable facility <br />which justifies the projected water consumption rates. <br />(b) If the projected water consumption rates exceed 30,000 gallons per day, <br />the applicant will be required to obtain development approval as a <br />Conditional Use District or CZ District as established in this Ordinance. <br /> 79