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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.9: Standards for Utilities <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-107 <br /> <br />(e) Where buildings are set back from road rights of way or from private <br />property lines by a distance of 200 feet, screening for the building will not <br />be required. <br />(f) A clearly visible voltage warning sign shall be placed at the base of all <br />pad-mounted transformers and substations. <br />(g) A Type E Land Use Buffer shall be provided along any portion of the <br />perimeter of the parcel, easement area, or leasehold area located <br />adjacent to property zoned or utilized for residential use except where <br />such property is currently used for electrical distribution or transmission <br />purposes. <br />(h) Existing vegetation may be used to satisfy the landscaping requirements. <br />(i) The applicant shall submit proof of liability insurance covering bodily <br />injury and property damage demonstrating a minimum coverage limit of <br />$500,000.00 per occurrence. <br />(j) The site is of adequate size for the sewage disposal system proposed <br />and for the proposed use. <br />5.9.4 Elevated Water Storage Tanks <br />(A) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class B Special Use <br />Permit <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />In addition to the information required in Section 2.7, the following shall be <br />submitted as part of the application: <br />(a) A site plan showing the following: <br />(i) Location and size of all existing and proposed structures, <br />(ii) Existing and proposed topography at a contour interval of five <br />feet and <br />(iii) Any officially designated floodways and floodplains, or the <br />presence of alluvial soils. <br />(b) Plans and elevations for all proposed structures and descriptions of the <br />color and nature of all exterior material. <br />(c) A Landscape Plan, at the same scale as the site plan, showing existing <br />and proposed trees, plus shrubs, ground cover and other landscape <br />materials. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br />(a) Adequate provision has been made, by means of fencing or otherwise, <br />for the security of the site, including the provision of a gate at the access <br />entrance of access roads leading to such facilities. <br />(b) A minimum lot size shall be adequate for the proposed use. <br />(c) Adequate provision has been made for the protection of adjacent <br />property from the dangers of collapse, fire, flooding or other menaces to <br />public health and safety. <br />(d) The applicant shall submit proof of liability insurance covering bodily <br />injury and property damage demonstrating a minimum coverage limit of <br />$500,000.00 per occurrence. <br />110