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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.5: Standards for Residential Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-49 <br /> <br />accessory building containing up to 3,000 square feet <br />may be utilized, with the approval of a major home <br />occupation, on tracts greater than ten acres in size. <br />b. All accessory structures shall be built with materials not <br />incompatible with a residential accessory structure. <br />c. Setback standards for all accessory structures shall be <br />determined with the approved Special Use Permit and in <br />no case be less than 40 feet from all property lines. <br />d. The accessory structure must be screened from view of <br />the road and adjacent property by a densely planted <br />evergreen hedge of shrubs or trees. In lieu of an <br />evergreen hedge, a six foot stockade fence and <br />deciduous vegetation planted on the outside of the fence <br />may be used for screening purposes. Screening will not <br />be required when: <br />i. The accessory structure is located 80 feet or <br />more from all property lines; or <br />ii. Existing vegetation provides suitable screening <br />of the accessory structure from all adjacent <br />properties. <br />e. New accessory structures built for the purpose of <br />conducting a home occupation shall not exceed square <br />footage allowances referenced in Section <br />5.5.3.A(2)(e)(iii)a. <br />f. An existing accessory structure which is larger than the <br />permitted size referenced in Section 5.5.3.A(2)(e)(iii)a <br />may be used for the home occupation provided that no <br />more than the permitted amount of square feet is used <br />for the home occupation and the area is physically <br />separated by walls or other barriers. In order to qualify <br />as an existing accessory structure for the purpose of <br />conducting a home occupation, the structure must have <br />been constructed to meet building code requirements <br />applicable to a residential accessory structure, and must <br />have been in existence for at least 36 months. <br />(iv) Use of Outdoor Storage Space <br />a. Up to 500 square feet of outdoor storage area may be <br />permitted in conjunction with major home occupations <br />provided that it is: <br />i. Clearly defined on the site plan and on the <br />ground. <br />ii. Setback standards for outdoor storage space <br />shall be determined with the approved Special <br />Use Permit and in no case be less than 40 feet <br />from all property lines; and <br />iii. Totally screened from the view from the road <br />and from adjacent property in the same manner <br />required for accessory buildings. <br />5.5.45.5.5 Home Park <br />(A) Standards for HP-CZ <br /> 49