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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.9: Conditional Districts Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-29 (1) Changes to approved plans and conditions of development shall be treated as changes to the zoning atlas and shall be processed as an amendment to such as contained in Section 2.8. (2) The Planning Director may approve minor changes without going through the amendment process. The Planning Director, at his/her discretion, may elect not to allow any proposal as a minor change and will forward the detailed application for changes to the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioners for consideration in accordance with the procedures outlined herein. (3) A minor change is one that will not: (a) Alter the basic relationship of the proposed development to adjacent property, (b) Alter the approved land uses, (c) Increase the density or intensity of development, and/or (d) Decrease the off-street parking ratio or reduce the buffer yards provided at the boundary of the site. 2.9.2 Conditional Zoning District (CZD) (A) Generally Only those uses listed on the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 5.2 for a specific Conditional Zoning District and detailed in Section 3.8 of this Ordinance shall be developed. (B) Applications Applications to rezone property to a CZD 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) Site plans (Section 2.5) for CZDs that require a site plan, and (3) The provisions of this Section. (C) Submittal Requirements (1) In addition to the CZD application form, an applicant shall also submit the following information: (a) A site plan prepared in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.5 of this Ordinance, except for MPD-CZ applications (see (C)(2) below). (b) A detailed description of the proposed use of property including an outline of the proposed development. (c) 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. (d) The appropriate Environmental Document prepared in accordance with Section 6.16. (e) 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. (f) A summary of utility services, including processing of wastewater. (g) A schedule of construction of all elements of the proposal. 13