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Article 5: Uses Section 5.14: Standards For Manufacturing, Assembly, & Processing, and Distribution Uses - Food Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-154 (b) An analysis of the amount of groundwater withdrawal considered to be safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity; and (c) An analysis of whether other wells in the vicinity of the proposed use are expected to be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use.207 (2) Additional Submittal Requirements for Microbrewery with Minor Events and Microbrewery with Major Events208 (d)(a) In addition to the requirements in Sections 2.7 and/or 2.9, as applicable, the following information shall be submitted with the application materials: (i) Description of special events to be held on-site, including frequency of events, hours of operation, anticipated attendance, and any other pertinent details. (ii) Location of overflow parking area(s) if required parking is not anticipated to accommodate all special events. (iii) A map depicting surrounding uses and the distance to residential structures. (iv) A description of retail sales and facility tours, if proposed. (B)(C) Standards for of Evaluation for Microbrewery, Production Only Class B Special Use Permit or OR/M, I-1, I-2, I-3, ASE-CZ, and MPD-CZ Zoning Districts (1) If located in an AR or RB zoning district, the microbrewery must be located on a bona fide farm. (a) A microbrewery, production only, that is located on a bona fide farm, and which utilizes primarily crops produced on-site is considered a bona fide farming use and is not subject to zoning regulations. (b) A microbrewery, production only, that does not utilize primarily crops produced on-site, regardless of whether it is located on a bona fide farm, is not considered a bona fide farming use and is subject to the regulations contained in this Ordinance. (2) If located adjacent to residentially zoned property, all buildings shall be located a minimum of 100 feet from the property line. (3) 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. 207 Existing regulations governing the evaluation of a Microbrewery (production only, with minor events, with major events) all require the submitted of a groundwater study. This language is repeated in 3 separate sections of the UDO and is now unnecessarily redundant as we are combining all 3 activities within the Manufacturing, Assembly, Processing, and Distribution Uses – Food land use category. Staff is recommending the existing condition be placed under a central submittal requirement where we can indicate all activities have to abide by the requirement rather than list the same standard 3 separate times. 208 Submittal requirements for a Microbrewery with Minor Events and Microbrewery with Major Events are identical. Staff is combining both into a central section to eliminate unnecessary duplication. 131