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Article 6: Development Standards Section 6.6: Additional Standards for Overlay Districts Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 6-33 (2) There shall be a minimum 15 feet wide vegetative buffer along all common property lines separating non-residential and residential land uses. The required plantings shall be in accordance with those required for Buffer Yards Type A outlined within Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. (3) There shall be a minimum eight feet wide landscaped strip along all property lines separating non-residential uses from non-residential uses. The landscaped strip shall be comprised of vegetation that forms a semi-opaque intermittent visual obstruction from the ground to a height of at least 15 feet, except in required sight triangles. Joint use agreements between adjacent property owners for shared ingress/egress and/or parking may result in a waiver regarding the exact location(s) of the required buffers. (4) The provisions of this subsection do not waive the buffer requirements found in Section 6.6.5 4 (Major Transportation Corridor). (C) Architectural Design Standards (1) In addition to the requirements in Section 6.5 (Architectural Design Standards), the external design of chain businesses should consider and complement the existing community character. (D) Signage (1) Signage shall conform to requirements within Section 6.12 of this Ordinance unless in conflict with this subsection, in which case the requirements of this subsection shall apply. (2) The sign area of signs may be up to 64 square feet in size. 6.6.46.6.3 Efland Village (A) Circulation and Connectivity (1) Shared Driveways/Access for Properties Fronting on U.S. Highway 70 (a) In order to minimize the number of driveway curb cuts on U.S. Highway 70, thereby improving traffic flow and safety, developments subject to this Section, fronting on U.S. Highway 70, and located contiguous to one another shall provide shared driveways/access whenever feasible, as determined during site plan review. (i) Methods to achieve shared driveways/access may include reciprocal easement agreements among property owners, reservation of future access easements on property being developed, or other methods determined during site plan review. (ii) The location of shared driveways shall be determined during site plan review. Shared driveways do not necessarily need to be located at the front of lots if rear access is proposed and feasible. (2) In order to manage access on public streets, sites which include new construction or additions increasing the square footage of a building by more than 50% should be permitted no more than one entrance and exit point unless justified by: (a) site configuration; (b) trip generation; (c) traffic conditions, including the need for separate service and visitor/employee vehicular access, and/or one-way traffic movement; or (d) other factors. 63