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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.8: Standards for Adult and Child care & Educational Facilities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-87 <br /> <br />(d)(c) Parking areas comply with the provisions of Section 6.9 of this <br />Ordinance. Adequate access to and from the site as well as adequate <br />space off the road right of way, is provided for the safe pick up and <br />discharge of children and is provided in such a manner that traffic <br />generated by the child care facility is not disruptive to adjacent <br />residentially developed properties. <br />(e)(d) All child pick up and drop offs shall be on site, outside of required parking <br />areas and drive-aisles, and have adequate with proper vehicle stacking <br />area equivalent to accommodate a minimum of three cars. <br />(f)(e) The site plan shall show how the facilities will be screened from adjacent <br />properties. A Type-B, 30-footland use buffer, in accordance with Section <br />6.8.6 of this Ordinance, shall be provided around the child care building <br />and play area in accordance with Section 6.8.6. These buffers will <br />effectively screen the view of any outdoor play area, and reduce noise <br />associated with the child care. <br />(g)(f) Each child care is required to provide at least A minimum of 75 square <br />feet of outdoor play space shall be provided for every proposed child in <br />care. This space may shall not be located in a required buffers, shall not <br />include driveways or required parking areas, or and shall not be located <br />in an area, which is used or reserved for use as a sewage disposal <br />nitrification field. <br />(h) Fencing, a minimum of 3 feet in height, shall be provided around the <br />outdoor play space. All gates shall be self-closing and/or self-latching. <br />Fencing and/or screening is to be provided which ensures the protection <br />of the children receiving child care and protects adjacent residentially <br />developed properties from trespass. <br />(i) All gates shall be self-closing and self-latching. <br />(j)(3) As a condition of approval, Eeach child care facility approved by the Board of <br />Adjustment shall be reviewed annually by the Planning Director to ensure <br />compliance with the standards of evaluation for such facilities and any conditions <br />attached to the application by the Board of Adjustment. Any change in the <br />operation of the facility, which deviates from the original standards and conditions <br />will constitute a modification and will require the approval of the Board of <br />Adjustment. In determining whether a change in the operation of the facility has <br />occurred, the Planning Director shall be guided by the procedures and criteria <br />contained in Sections 2.7.1 and 5.8.2(B)(2).42 <br />5.8.35.8.4 Non-Profit Educational CooperativeUniversities, Colleges, and Institutes 43 <br />(A) Standards for Class A Special Use Permit or CC-3, GC-4, OR/M, EDB-2, EDE-2, <br />EDH-4, EDH-5 and MPD-CZ Zoning Districts <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />In addition to the information required by either Section(s) 2.5 or 2.7, the <br />following shall be submitted as part of the application: <br />(a) The site plan prepared in accordance with Section 2.5, also showing the <br />following Location, width and type of all internal vehicular and pedestrian <br />circulation. <br /> <br />42 This is not a ‘standard’ used to evaluate a project. It is a condition associated with the permitting of same.  Staff  <br />is renumbering to ensure proper delineation of the requirement.  <br />43 Staff is recommending these existing standards be modified and used to govern the development of these land  <br />uses in both residential districts (Class A Special Use Permit) or as a permitted use in other identified general use  <br />zoning districts.  <br /> 146