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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.14: Standards For Manufacturing, Assembly & Processing <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-144 <br /> <br />(4)(3) Major events may attract more than 150 people at one time and may occur more <br />frequently than twelve times per year. <br />(5)(4) Loudspeakers and public address systems shall not be used before 7 a.m. or <br />after 7 p.m. if an existing residence is located within 1,000 feet of the facility, <br />unless approved otherwise in the permit. <br />(6)(5) Special events shall cease no later than 9 p.m. on Sunday through Thursday or <br />11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, unless approved otherwise in the permit. <br />(7)(6) Food services are not allowed unless approved in the permit. <br />(8)(7) The permit may limit the frequency of events. <br />(9)(8) Retail sales are intended to be comprised primarily of products produced on-site <br />but may include complementary items. <br />5.14.5 Sawmills <br />(A) General Standards for Evaluation and ASE-CZ Zoning District <br />(1) Minimum lot size: 5 acres. <br />(2) All structures, equipment, and storage shall be located a minimum of 100 feet <br />from the property line. <br />(3) Hours of operation shall be limited to the hours between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. <br />(4) Site shall have direct access to a major road, as classified in the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan, and shall use said road as the primary access, unless <br />approved otherwise in the permit. <br />5.14.6 Winery, production only <br />(A) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit or ASE-CZ Zoning District <br />(1) If located in an AR or RB zoning district, the winery must be located on a bona <br />fide farm. <br />(a) A winery, production only, that is located on a bona fide farm, and which <br />utilizes primarily crops produced on-site is considered a bona fide <br />farming use and is not subject to zoning regulations. <br />(b) A winery, production only, that does not utilize primarily crops produced <br />on-site, regardless of whether it is located on a bona fide farm, is not <br />considered a bona fide farming use and is subject to the regulations <br />contained in this Ordinance. <br />(2) If located adjacent to residentially zoned property, all buildings shall be located a <br />minimum of 100 feet from the property line. <br />(3) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for <br />facilities expected to use more groundwater on an annual basis than an average <br />single family residence (which uses 240 gallons of water per day) built at the <br />highest density the existing zoning district would allow. For example, if the <br />existing zoning district allows a residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the <br />proposed use is on a six acre parcel (which could yield 3 residences), the <br />proposed use(s) may use three times the water used by an average single family <br />residence (or 720 gallons per day, on an annualized basis) before a <br />comprehensive groundwater study is required. The water usage rates of any <br />existing use subject to zoning regulations located on the same lot shall be taken <br />into account when determining if a comprehensive groundwater study is required. <br />Said study shall detail: <br /> 238