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Article 4: Overlay Zoning Districts Section 4.3: Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 4-13 (B) The SFHA also include those defined through standard engineering analysis for private developments or by governmental agencies, but not incorporated into the FIRM. This includes, but is not limited to: (1) Detailed flood data generated as a requirement of Section 1.10.2 (K) and (L) of this Ordinance; (2) Preliminary FIRMs where more stringent than the effective FIRM; or (3) Post-disaster Flood Recovery Maps, if available. 4.3.6 Compliance No structure or land shall hereafter be located, extended, converted, altered, or developed, improved, or maintained in any way without full compliance with the terms of the regulations pertaining to the SFHA and other applicable regulations. Section 4.4:SECTION 4.3: EFLAND-CHEEKS HIGHWAY 70 CORRIDOR 4.4.14.3.1 Intent (A) The Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD) is established to provide for compatibility of uses between existing single-family residential land uses and non-residential developments along a designated portion of Highway 70 within Cheeks Township. (B) The Highway 70 corridor covered under this overlay district is part of the Efland Mebane Small Area Plan, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners on June 27, 2006, which outlines acceptable levels of development within the study area, including allowing for additional non-residential development along Highway 70. (C) The regulations contained in this Ordinance are designed to preserve and enhance the character of the community while allowing for mixed, but compatible, land uses by permitting logical expansion of existing non-residential developments throughout the corridor. (D) It is the intent of this overlay district to encourage land use patterns that will: (1) Protect existing single-family residential land uses, (2) Protect the character of the area, (3) Enhance property values, (4) Maintain the economic viability and carrying capacity of the corridor, (5) Preserve open vistas whenever possible, (6) Encourage small businesses to locate in appropriate areas, and (7) Continue to promote and provide for the general welfare of local citizens and property owners. (E) Standards are established in Section 6.6.2 1 to allow for the development of additional non-residential land uses within the ECOD in order to maintain and enhance the economic vitality of the area while protecting the less intensive mixture of existing residential land uses 4.4.24.3.2 Applicability (A) This district is intended for properties adjacent to Highway 70 within Cheeks Township of Orange County in accordance with the boundaries shown on the Orange County Zoning Atlas. (B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to ECOD apply to all non-residential land uses and developments within the Highway 70 Overlay District except for existing non- Comment 45