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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.8: Standards for Adult and Child care & Educational Facilities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-86 <br /> <br />(8)(7) Each Daycare Center in a Residence is required to provide at least 75 square <br />feet of outdoor play space shall be provided for every proposed child in care. <br />This space mayOutdoor play space shall not be located in a required buffer, shall <br />not include driveways or required parking areas,36 or in an area, which is used or <br />reserved for use as a sewage disposal nitrification field. <br />(9)(8) Fencing, a minimum 3 ft. in height,37 is toshall be provided around the outdoor <br />play space. All gates shall be self-closing and/or self-latching.38, which ensures <br />the protection of the children receiving child care and protects adjacent <br />residentially developed properties from trespass. <br />(10) All gates shall be self-closing and self-latching. <br />5.8.25.8.4 Child Care Facilities <br />(A) Standards in Commercial and Industrial Districts <br />(1) At least 100 square feet of outdoor play space per child shall be provided and. <br />shall not be located in a required buffer, shall not include driveways or parking <br />areas, or in an area used or reserved for use as a sewage disposal nitrification <br />field39 <br />(2) Fencing, a minimum of 3 ft. in height, shall be provided around the outdoor play <br />space. All gates shall be self-closing and/or self-latching. Outdoor play space <br />shall be fenced or otherwise enclosed on all sides and shall not include <br />driveways, parking area or land unsuited by other usage or natural features for <br />children's play space. All required fences shall comply with the regulations of this <br />Ordinance. The minimum height in any case shall be three feet. <br />(3) Outdoor play areas shall have a Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section <br />6.8.6 of this Ordinance, erected around the perimeter.40 <br />(3)(4) The minimum lot area for the first eight children shall be 10,000 square feet. The <br />minimum additional area for multiples of eight children shall be 2,000 square feet. <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 shall be <br />submitted as part of the application: <br />(a) Evidence that the minimum requirements to qualify for a State of North <br />Carolina child care facility license have been satisfied. <br />(b) A floor plan of the proposed child care facility, showing the use and <br />dimensions of each room and the location of entrances and exits. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br /> <br />36 This language is currently listed in Section 5.8.2 as a standard governing the development of a Childcare Facility.   <br />Staff is recommending modifications to this section to ensure consistency.  <br />37 Currently there is no height limit specified in this section.  There are references to a fence height limit in Section  <br />5.8.2 for Child Care Facilities.  Staff is including this specific minimum height requirement to avoid inconsistent  <br />enforcement.  <br />38 Staff is adding langue concerning the development of the play area with respect to the fence and access gates to  <br />a central provision.  <br />39 This language is being moved and modified to ensure consistency for all ‘child care facilities’ developed in the  <br />County.  <br />40 Staff is recommending a land use buffer be installed around the outdoor play area for a child care facility.  <br /> 221