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Article 5: Uses Section 5.7: Standards for Recreational Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-94 (15)(7) The facility owner shall work with NCDOT and County officials to post proper signage on the property directing traffic through a one-way ingress and egress location. (16)(8) A litter collection and recycling system shall be developed throughout the grounds and at all points of egress. During events facility employees shall remove trash from the receptacles in a timely manner. (17)(9) All new facilities shall install noise abatement systems to ensure compliance with applicable County noise regulations. For existing facilities, the property owner/managers shall provide a noise abatement system to reduce sustained noise levels at the property lines to the lowest practical level. To accomplish this goal, the owners/managers have the option of employing, either singly or in combination, any of the following: (a) Requiring all competition vehicles to have functional noise mufflers attached at all times; (b) Installing a system of noise baffles, berms, or walls on the perimeter of the racetrack facility incorporated into the design and placement of any lighting system and viewing stands, and/or (c) Depressing the elevation of the raceway track surface, or (d) Some other innovative noise abatement system. (18)(10) Limits on racing activities shall be such that no race shall extend beyond 11:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday nights, or beyond 9:00 p.m. on other evenings. Practice activities shall not commence before 10:00 a.m. on any day and shall cease by 9:00 p.m. (19)(11) All external lighting fixtures shall comply with Orange County lighting standards (Section 6.11). (20)(12) No storage of hazardous materials shall be permitted, except for racing fuel and lubricants. Such material storage areas shall be enclosed and posted and the Orange County Fire Marshal shall approve a pollution incident prevention plan for the storage facility prior to final occupancy permits. (21)(13) If additional or accessory land uses are desired, the facility owner shall cause a new site plan to be created outlining the location and nature of the proposed new land use, demonstrating compliance with this Ordinance. (22)(14) The County shall approve a construction schedule to complete the items listed above. 5.7.7 Guest Ranch (A) Standards of Evaluation for ASE-CZ Zoning District (1) Minimum lot size: 25 acres. (2) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for facilities expected to use more groundwater on an annual basis than an average single family residence (which uses 240 gallons of water per day) built at the highest density the existing zoning district would allow. For example, if the existing zoning district allows a residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the proposed use is on a six acre parcel (which could yield 3 residences), the proposed use(s) may use three times the water used by an average single family residence (or 720 gallons per day, on an annualized basis) before a comprehensive groundwater study is required. The water usage rates of any existing use subject to zoning regulations located on the same lot shall be taken into account when determining if a comprehensive groundwater study is required. Said study shall detail: 100