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Article 5: Uses Section 5.15: Standards for Automotive/Transportation Related Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-131 (1) This use shall only be permitted on property zoned NC-2 located within the Commercial Transition Activity or Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node land use classifications, as designated on the Land Use Element MapFuture Land Use Map3 of the adopted Comprehensive Plan.4 (2) The siteProperty shall have direct access onto a State maintained roadway. (3) A maximum of 12 cars may be stored or displayed on-siteOutdoor areas devoted to the display of vehicles shall be limited to a ratio of: (a) .17 per acre for parcels served by individual septic system. 5 (b) .24 per acre for parcels served by public sewer.6 Vehicles offered for sale or rent shall be located only within this area of the property. (4) No additional use shall be made of designated vehicle display area including, but not limited to, parking.7 (3)(5) Vehicle display areas shall comply with applicable setback standards for the district in which it is located and landscaping standards as contained in Section 6.8. (4)(6) Additional vehicles not offered for sale or rent can be stored on the property so long as they are contained in a secured area surrounded by a vegetative opaque screen as viewed from adjacent properties and right-of-way.8 (B) Standards for all other zoning districts. 9 (1) Property shall have direct access onto a State maintained roadway. (2) Outdoor areas devoted to the display of vehicles shall be limited to a ratio of: (a) .24 per acre for parcels served by individual septic system. (b) .30 per acre for parcels served by public sewer. Vehicles offered for sale or rent shall be located only within this area of the property. (3) No additional use shall be made of designated vehicle display area including, but not limited to, parking. (4) Vehicles display areas shall comply with applicable landscaping standards as contained in Section 6.8. (5) Additional vehicles not offered for sale or rent can be stored on the property so 3 Staff is correcting existing language to ensure the Future Land Use Map is properly cited within the UDO. 4 Staff is looking to keep motor vehicle sales out of Rural Neighborhood and Rural Commercial Activity Nodes. 5 A typical display area for a vehicle is 288 sq. ft., which includes the required parking area for said vehicle and the portion of drive isle allowing access. This proposal limits the display of vehicles on a ratio standard connected to the size of a parcel rather than an arbitrary number. The proposed ratio would result in an acre lot being able to have a vehicle display area of 7,405 sq. ft. or approximately 25 cars (43,560 x .17 / 288). This regulation does not eliminate the property owner from having to comply with other ratio/dimensional standards contained within the UDO. 6 The Planning Director suggested regulations be established to recognize properties served by public sewer have additional land area to support development and, as a result, the allowable vehicle display area ought to be higher. The proposed ration would result in a 1 acre lot to display approximately 36 cars (43,560 x .24 / 288). 7 We have had problems in the past with required parking areas, for customers and staff, being used for display purposes. This provision will give staff greater ability to prohibit same. 8 In consultation with the Director, it was determined additional storage area could be allowed on‐site for vehicles not intended for sale or rental so long as said storage area was screened from view. 9 This includes the GC‐4, I‐1, I‐2, I‐3, and the Buckhorn and Eno Economic Development districts. 9