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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-78 <br /> <br />(i) Hunting activities or the operation of a shooting range developed <br />for, and exclusively utilized by, local, State, and/or Federal law <br />enforcement agencies. <br />(ii) The holding of turkey shoots or other similar activities conducted <br />as a fundraiser or community event so long as such activities <br />occur no more than three days in a given calendar year on a <br />parcel of property. <br />(iii) The incidental discharge of a firearm, the discharge of a firearm <br />in self-defense, or engaging in target shooting activities on a <br />parcel of property no more than 2 days in a given month. <br />(2) Outdoor Paintball <br />(a) Areas where outdoor paintball activities occur shall be a minimum of 50 <br />feet from all property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements. <br />(b) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be required <br />around the perimeter of the portion of property where outdoor paintball <br />activity occurs. <br />(3) Pitch and Putt Courses <br />(a) Pitch and putt areas shall be located a minimum of 40 feet from all <br />property lines, street rights-of-way, or access easements. <br />(b) A Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, shall be required <br />around the perimeter of the portion of property where pitch and putt <br />course activity occurs. <br />(C) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class B Special Use <br />Permit <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />In addition to the information required by Section 2.7, the following information <br />shall be supplied as part of the application for approval of this use: <br />(a) A description of the exact type facility planned, the amount of area, <br />including and number of members or participants expected, a site plan <br />showing siting and size of existing and proposed building. <br />(b) Access, parking, service and recreation areas for all planned facilities or <br />existing facilities. <br />(c) Plans, and elevation for all proposed and existing structures and <br />descriptions of the color and nature of all exterior materials. <br />(d) A landscape plan showing, at the same scale as the site plan, existing <br />and proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and any other landscape <br />materials. <br />(e) A signed statement from the owners or operators that there shall be no <br />activity allowed that will have adverse effects on adjacent property. The <br />statement shall also include a complete list of all recreational activities <br />that will take place on the site. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br />(a) The property shall have direct frontage on, and obtain vehicular access <br />from, a public road. <br />(b) Lot size shall be adequate for the method of sewage disposal proposed, <br />and for the proposed recreational uses. <br /> 100