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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-27 (D) Subdivisions, Manufactured Home Parks, and Major Developments All subdivisions, manufactured home parks, and major development proposals located within SFHAs shall: (1) Be consistent with the need to minimize flood damage. (2) Have public utilities and facilities such as sewer, gas, electric, cable, and water systems located and constructed to minimize flood damage. (3) Have adequate drainage provided to reduce exposure to flood hazards. (4) Have BFE data provided if development exceeds either 50 lots/units or five acres. Such BFE data shall be adopted by reference per Section 4.3. (E) Additional Standards for Development of Uses Within Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District (SFHA) (1) The Board of County Commissioners may issue a Class “A” Special Use Permit for solid waste disposal facilities, hazardous waste management facilities, salvage/junk yards, and chemical storage facilities that are located in SFHAs, in accordance with the Table of Permitted Uses, if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The use serves a critical need in the Orange County. (b) No feasible location exists for the use outside the SFHA. (c) The reference level of any structure is elevated or flood proofed to at least the regulatory flood protection level. (d) The use complies with all other applicable federal, state and local laws. (e) Orange County has notified the Secretary of the North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety of its intention to grant a Special Use Permit at least 30 days before granting the permit. (2) The Board of County Commissioners is required to make affirmative findings of fact based on the testimony of the applicant(s) as to the project’s compliance with these standards. (F) Effect Upon Outstanding Floodplain Development Permits Nothing herein contained shall require any change in the plans, construction, size, or designated use of any development or any part thereof for which a floodplain development permit has been granted by the Floodplain Administrator or his/her authorized agents before the time of passage of this Ordinance; provided, however, that when construction is not begun under such outstanding permit within a period of six months subsequent to passage of this Ordinance or any revision thereto, construction or use shall be in conformity with the provisions of this Ordinance. (G) Enforcement The provisions of the SFHA Overlay District shall be enforced in accordance with the requirements contained within Section 9.7 of this Ordinance. 6.6.26.6.1 Highway 70 / ECOD (A) Ingress and Egress The following standards shall regulate ingress and egress points within the corridor: (1) For purposes of determining the allowable number of ingress and egress points on any particular lot, all lots recorded at the effective date of this Ordinance shall be granted at least one ingress and egress point per road front unless access can be provided through some internal means. However, minimization of the total number of driveways along the Highway 70 corridor is desirable through the 60