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Article 6: Development Standards <br /> Section 6.7: Additional Standards for MPD-CZD <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-37 <br /> <br />(3) Landscaping shall be in accordance with an approved landscaping plan. <br />(4) Any areas left in a natural state shall remain undisturbed except as follows: <br />(a) Within the buffer areas, necessary ingress, egress and utility service may <br />be allowed, but no other disturbance for site improvements shall be <br />permitted. <br />(b) Selective clearing of vegetation may be allowed only to remove diseased <br />trees or trees weakened by age, storm, fire or other injury. <br />(5) Non-residential uses within Transition Areas, as designated by the <br />Comprehensive Plan, may provide one break in the required buffer per lot <br />adjacent to the interstate right-of-way in order to provide an on-site commercial <br />sign and/or building visibility. The break shall constitute no more than 50% of the <br />interstate highway frontage. <br />SECTION 6.7: ADDITIONAL STANDARDS FOR MPD-CZD <br />6.7.1 Master Plan <br />(A) All applications for the MPD-CZ designation shall be prepared in accordance with Section <br />2.9 of this Ordinance and shall include a general development plan herein called the <br />‘Master Plan’. <br />(B) The Master Plan shall be prepared by an appropriately licensed professional and shall <br />include the following: <br />(1) Map of the development site, including the following: <br />(a) Overall acreage of the site, <br />(b) Adjacent rights-of-ways, <br />(c) Zoning designation and current use of adjacent properties, including <br />those across rights-of-ways, <br />(d) Streams and other environmental features on-site and within 1,000 feet, <br />and <br />(e) Any existing structures or improvements on-site. <br />(2) General layout of development, including the following: <br />(a) Each development lot/pod and acreage of each, <br />(b) Interior roadway plan, with cross section detail also showing drainage, <br />(c) Proposed access points, and <br />(d) Proposed on-site recreation and/or open space. <br />(3) Proposed Uses <br />(a) All uses proposed within the development shall be shown on the Master <br />Plan. <br />(b) For developments with more than one development lot/pod, the <br />proposed uses shall be listed for each lot/pod. <br />(c) More than one use may be approved for each lot/pod. However, the <br />Master Plan shall include a compatibility matrix to limit conflicts between <br />adjacent uses. <br /> 135