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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.17: Standards for Miscellaneous Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-136 <br /> <br />(e) Recreational areas, service areas, parking and screening are adequate <br />for the proposed use(s). <br />(f) The site is served by direct access to a State maintained road. <br />(g) Internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation is adequate for the proposed <br />use(s). <br />(3) Expiration and Renewals <br />(a) This Class A Special Use Permit, if approved, shall be valid for six years, <br />but may be renewed or re-approved by the Board of Commissioners <br />after receiving a report from the Planning Department that the use is, and <br />has been continuously since it was issued, in compliance with provisions <br />of the Special Use Permit. The Orange County Planning Department <br />shall present its report on the compliance of the special use no later than <br />90 days before the expiration of the Special Use Permit. <br />(b) The Board of County Commissioners shall not renew the Special Use <br />Permit if it is determined that the applicant has failed to comply with the <br />conditions of approval. If the Board of County Commissioners does not <br />renew the permit, the permit shall become null and void upon the <br />expiration of the time limit. <br />(c) If the Special Use Permit is not renewed or re-approved, then the <br />applicant may submit a new application as if it were a new use. <br />5.17.5 General Aviation Airports, STOL and Heliports4 <br />(A) General Standards <br />(1) Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) as defined by the Federal Aviation <br />Administration (FAA) used for commercial purposes shall be subject to the <br />provisions of these regulations.5 <br />(B) Standards for Airport – Private Airfield (Class A Special Use Permit) <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />In addition to the information required in section 2.7, the following shall be <br />submitted as part of the application: <br />(a) A notarized statement from the applicant indicating the airfield shall be <br />used only for personal use and not connected with commercial air <br />travel.6 <br />(b) The number and type of aircraft proposed to be stored and used on site. <br />(c) The site plan shall denote the location of storage areas for the aircraft as <br />well as fuel storage and aircraft service areas. <br /> <br />4 As previously indicated staff is proposing to breakdown airports into 2 categories:  Airport ‐ Private Airfield and  <br />Airports – General Aviation.  Private airfields will be reviewed under the Class A Special Use Permit process while a  <br />general aviation airport will be subject to rezoning to the Airport Conditional Zoning (AP‐CZ) District  <br />5 UAS is the term used by the FAA for drones, models, and radio controlled aircraft.  The intent of the standard is to  <br />require a property owner using same as part of a commercial operation to obtain the necessary permits.  <br />6 Staff is only requiring a private airfield be prohibited from being used to support a commercial air travel  <br />operation.  <br /> 62