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Article 5: Uses Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial SERVICE Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-50 (1) Minimum lot size for a parcel to establish a family cemetery shall be 2 acres. The actual area of the property intended for the interment of human remains shall not exceed 50,000 square feet of land area. (2) Only members of the property owner’s family can be interred consistent with the definition of Family as contained within this Ordinance. (3) Property owner shall be required to prepare documents outlining the location of the cemetery and access and maintenance responsibilities for recordation on the Orange County Registrar of Deeds Office. (4) Abandonment/discontinuation of a family cemetery shall be completed in accordance with the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 65. (C) Standards for Commercial Cemeteries (A)(1) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit Shall be permitted only through the issuance of a Class B Special Use Permit in accordance with Section 2.7 of this Ordinance. (1)(2) Submittal Requirements In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following shall be submitted as part of the application: (a) Evidence that the requirements of the North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 65 can be achieved and that the standards of the N.C, .12 Cemetery Commission shall be met. (2)(3) Standards of Evaluation (a) A minimum lot size of two acres is provided. (b) The site shall have direct access to a collector or arterial street. (c) There shall be adequate space within the site for the parking and maneuvering of funeral cartilagesvehicles. (d) No interments shall take place within 30 feet of any lot line.13 5.6.2 Community Center 14 (B)(A) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit (1) Submittal Requirements 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 exact type of facility planned, the size of the building, the number of participants; a signed statement from the owners or operators that the facility will be operated by a non-profit organization. (b) A site plan showing the location of the existing and proposed buildings, access points, parking, service areas, and outdoor recreation areas. (c) Building plans for all existing or proposed structures. (d) Landscape plan, at the same scale as the site plan, showing existing or proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and any other landscape materials. 12 Correcting existing punctuation error. 13 Requirement moved to Section 5.6.1 (A) (1) of this Ordinance. 14 An existing land use moved from the Miscellaneous land use category. Standards are not being modified so are not be denoted as a ‘text change’. 127