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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial Service Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-60 <br /> <br />(2) A Description of the proposed use(s) of the site and the buildings thereon, <br />including the following: <br />(a) Amount of area allocated to each use. <br />(b) Number of full and part time employees. <br />(c) Number of clients and/or occupants expected to use the facility. <br />(d) Proposed hours of operation for non-residential uses of the site and <br />within buildings thereon. <br />(3) Building plans for all existing or proposed structures to include floor plans, <br />elevations, and sections showing restoration/rehabilitation proposed. <br />(4) Landscape plan, at the same scale as the site plan, showing existing or proposed <br />trees, shrubs, ground cover and other landscape materials. (Landscape <br />information is often shown on the base plan for small projects. Each tree <br />does not have to be individually identified; showing an “existing tree line” <br />is often sufficient for large lots, where the bulk of the property remains <br />wooded.)124 <br />(5) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the method <br />and adequacy of water supply and wastewater treatment for the proposed uses. <br />(6) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the provision <br />of fire, police and rescue protection to the site and structures. <br />(7) The proposed development schedule for the site. <br />(8) Applicants requesting a full or partial waiver of the right-of-way land use buffer <br />shall submit evidence that the property is listed on the National Historic Register <br />or recognized by the State of North Carolina or the County of Orange as a place <br />of historic interest. Applications incorporating historic sites shall provide a <br />description of how the historical style and character of the building and/or <br />property is to be enhanced through the project. <br />(B)(C) Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) Proposed uses and facilities are complementary and compatible with surrounding <br />area, and appropriate in the location proposed given character of surrounding <br />development. <br />(2) Fire, police and rescue services and water supply and wastewater treatment <br />methods are adequate to serve the proposed uses and facilities. <br />(3) Recreational areas, service areas, parking and screening are adequate for the <br />proposed use(s). <br />(4) Internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation is adequate for the proposed use(s). <br />(5) Building plans for all building areas intended for public use shall be reviewed and <br />approved by the Fire Marshal and Building Inspections Division prior to issuance <br />of any Certificates of Occupancy. <br />(6) In those cases where a Certificate of Occupancy is not required, the applicant <br />shall schedule a site inspection with the Fire Marshal and Building Inspections <br />Division and submit documentation of site approval to the Planning Department <br />prior to commencing operation. <br />(7) The applicant shall be permitted to construct one sign not to exceed 16 square <br />feet in size. Such identifying signs shall be installed with landscaping around the <br />base. All illumination shall be installed as ground lighting to prevent night-time <br /> <br />124 Staff is recommending deleting the Bold Red Strikethrough language.  This is redundant and unnecessary  <br />information.  <br /> 82