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Article 5: Uses Section 5.5: Standards for Residential Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-48 In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: (a) A description of the type facility planned, the number of occupants, and the development schedule. (b) A site plan showing existing and proposed contours. Proposed buildings, parking, access, service, recreation, landscaped and screened areas. (c) Other criteria as set forth in sections 6.2.11 and 6.3. (d) A statement concerning the provision of public services which shall include fire, police and rescue protection. (2) Standards of Evaluation – (a) Adequate parking, access and service areas are provided for the site. (b) Parking, service areas and buildings are adequately screened from adjacent residential uses. (c) Improved recreational facilities are provided for occupants. (d) Other criteria as set forth in sections 6.2.11 and 6.3. (e) Letters from public service agencies attesting to the adequacy of the provision of public services such as fire, police and rescue. 5.5.9 Temporary Custodial Care Units5 (A) General Standards (1) Submittal Requirements In addition to the information required by Section 2.4, Zoning Compliance Permits, the following information shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: (a) Certification in writing from a licensed physician stating the necessity of direct care for an mentally or physically impaired individual. (2) Standards of Evaluation (a) An existing single family residential dwelling unit must be located on the same parcel as the temporary custodial care unit. Temporary custodial care units shall be classified as an accessory use to a single family detached dwelling unit. (b) No more than one temporary custodial care unit per lot shall be permitted. (c) The temporary custodial care unit must meet principal setback standards where located and shall not be located in any required front yard open space.6 5 A temporary custodial care unit use is being proposed in order to address comments received at the May 26 Quarterly Public Hearing and September 1 BOCC meeting. The new use combines the temporary health care structure standards outlined in Session Law 2014-94 and existing standards related to temporary mobile home units (custodial care) contained in Section 5.4.4. This option which would allow for temporary health care structures and temporary mobile homes up to 1,000 square feet in size to be placed as an secondary use to an existing single family dwelling unit, remove the required Special Use Permit for temporary mobile homes currently contained in the UDO, and address items of concern identified by the BOCC at the May and September meetings. 6 If should be noted the required front yard space is not necessarily synonymous with all the space between a dwelling and the road right-of-way. Many dwelling units in rural areas are located further from the road right-of- 23