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Article 5: Uses 167 <br /> Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses <br /> (iv) Maintain a Type B land use buffer, as detailed in Section 6.8, <br /> around the perimeter of the property. <br /> (d) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as regulating hunting <br /> activities or the operation of a shooting range developed for, and <br /> exclusively utilized by, local, State, and/or Federal law enforcement <br /> agencies. <br /> (e) Nothing in Section 5.7.2 (B) shall be construed as regulating or <br /> prohibiting: <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 /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-82 <br />