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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.16: Standards for Automotive/Transportation Related Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-161 <br /> <br />(4) Site shall have direct access to a major road, as classified in the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan, and shall use said road as the primary access, unless <br />approved otherwise in the permit. <br />Section 5.15:SECTION 5.16: STANDARDS FOR <br />AUTOMOTIVE/TRANSPORTATION RELATED USES <br />5.16.1 Airports, General Aviation, Heliports, STOL 222 <br />(A) Use Standards <br />(1) Shall not be permitted as a Conditional Use District. Refer to Section 5.1.3 of <br />this Ordinance. <br />(B) Submittal Requirements and Standards of Evaluation for Class A 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 configuration diagram depicting the layout of runways, taxiways, <br />approach zones and overrun areas. These diagrams should also be on <br />aerial photographs that show the area within five miles of the proposed <br />site. <br />(b) Isotonic contours showing the effects of aircraft operations upon land <br />within one mile of the boundary of the proposed site. <br />(c) The number and type of aircraft proposed to be stored including also the <br />storage areas for aircraft, fuel and motor vehicles, service areas for <br />aircraft. <br />(d) How on site fire and rescue services shall be provided and a letter from <br />the appropriate agency stating services are available and adequate to <br />protect the proposed facility. <br />(e) List land uses within the final approach zones of the airport. <br />(f) Certification that all Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and State <br />standards and requirements have been met. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br />(a) All F.A.A. and State regulations are met as a condition of approval. <br />(b) The site and its operation will not adversely affect existing adjacent land <br />uses. <br />(c) Land sufficient to provide approach zones and overrun areas is owned or <br />controlled by the applicant. <br />(d) Adequate land area is provided for all of the proposed uses, buildings <br />and storage areas. <br />(e) Screening of buildings, storage and maintenance areas is provided from <br />adjacent residential land. <br />(f) Letters from appropriate fire and rescue agencies that protective services <br />can be provided at an adequate level. <br />(g) Access shall be directly onto a State maintained road. <br /> <br />222 Existing standards moved from Section 5.17.5 of the UDO and renumbered accordingly.  <br />138