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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 5-72 <br /> <br />(j) Applicants requesting a full or partial waiver of the right-of-way land use <br />buffer shall submit evidence that the property is listed on the National <br />Historic Register recognized by the State of North Carolina or the County <br />of Orange as a place of historic interest. Applications incorporating <br />historic sites shall provide a description of how the historical style and <br />character of the building and/or property is to be enhanced through the <br />project. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br />(a) Proposed uses and facilities are complementary and compatible with <br />surrounding area, and appropriate in the location proposed given <br />character of surrounding development. <br />(b) Fire, police and rescue services and water supply and wastewater <br />treatment methods are adequate to serve the proposed uses and <br />facilities. <br />(c) Recreational areas, service areas, parking and screening are adequate <br />for the proposed use(s). <br />(d) The site is served by direct access to a State maintained road. <br />(e) Internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation is adequate for the proposed <br />use(s). <br />(f) The proposed use of the historic structure shall be of such a nature so as <br />to preserve the historic character of the site and the building. <br />Development of the site as proposed would have no adverse impact <br />beyond the building except for appropriate parking facilities. Structural <br />alterations of historic structures shall be of such a nature as to preserve <br />the historic character of the building(s) and site. <br />(g) Country Inns shall be considered commercial operations and therefore <br />may not be allowed in all protected watersheds, an critical areas. <br />(h) Building plans for all building areas intended for public use shall be <br />reviewed and approved by the Health Department, Fire Marshal, and <br />Building Inspections Division prior to issuance of any Certificates of <br />Occupancy. <br />(i) In those cases where a Certificate of Occupancy is not required, the <br />applicant shall schedule a site inspection with the Fire Marshal and <br />Building Inspections Division and submit documentation of site approval <br />to the Planning Department prior to commencing operation. <br />(j) The applicant shall be permitted to construct one sign not to exceed 16 <br />square feet in size. Such identifying signs shall be installed with <br />landscaping around the base. All illumination shall be installed as <br />ground lighting to prevent night-time glare. <br />(k) On-site parking shall be provided in accordance with Section 6.9 of this <br />Ordinance. The Fire Marshal shall review and approve the site plan to <br />ensure EMS and fire truck accessibility. <br />(l) The site shall meet the landscaping and buffer requirements established <br />in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. However, property recognized by the <br />state or the county as a historic site, or as containing a significant historic <br />structure, shall receive a full or partial waiver of the road-front land use <br />buffer to maintain the historic character of the site and the traditional <br />view of the house from the roadside. <br />(m) The applicant shall be responsible for satisfying all review and permitting <br />requirements of other public agencies, including but not limited to <br />NCDOT driveway permits. <br /> 68