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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.9: Conditional Districts Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-26 (C) Text amendments to this Ordinance for stormwater provisions shall comply with the requirements in effect for any other text amendment. SECTION 2.9: CONDITIONAL DISTRICTS 2.9.1 Conditional Use District (CUD) (A) Generally (1) Any use permitted under the CUD process shall conform to all applicable development regulations for the corresponding general use zoning district as well as any specific development standards outlined within this Ordinance. (2) The Board of County Commissioners, in reviewing a CUD application, may impose such reasonable conditions upon approval of a CUD request as will afford protection of the public health, safety, and general welfare, ensure that substantial justice is done, and ensure equitable treatment. (3) Only those conditions mutually agreed to by the applicant and the Board of County Commissioners may be imposed on a CUD application. (4) Within the Economic Development Districts (EDDs), there are specific uses that require approval of a CUD. These uses are noted on the Table of Permitted Uses – Economic Development Districts (Section 5.2). (B) Applications Applications to establish a CUD shall be submitted to the Planning Director and shall be processed in accordance with the procedure(s) for: (1) Zoning Atlas amendment (Section 2.8), (2) Class A Special Use Permit (Section 2.7), and (3) The provisions of this Section. (C) Submittal Requirements (1) In addition to the CUD application form, an applicant shall also submit the following information: (a) A site plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 including the following: (i) A detailed description of the proposed use of property including an outline of the proposed operational characteristics of the proposed development, (ii) A detailed traffic survey, regardless of the estimated number of trips per day, prepared in accordance with all applicable North Carolina Department of Transportation (NC DOT) requirements or standards as well as Section 6.17 of this Ordinance, (iii) The appropriate environmental document prepared in accordance with Section 6.16; and (iv) A landscape plan showing the location of on-site significant trees; proposed screening, buffers, and landscaping; and any proposed treatment of any existing natural features. (b) A summary of utility services, including processing of wastewater. (c) A schedule of construction of all elements of the proposal; and (d) Any other information identified during the pre-application conference deemed essential to demonstrate the project’s compliance with these regulations. 11