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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.22: Standards for miscellaneous uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-184 <br /> <br />(b) Description of the proposed use(s) of the site and the buildings thereon, <br />including the following: <br />(i) Amount of area allocated to each use. <br />(ii) Number of full and part time employees. <br />(iii) Number of clients and/or occupants expected to use the facility. <br />(iv) Proposed hours of operation for nonresidential uses of the site <br />and within buildings thereon. <br />(c) Building plans for all existing or proposed structures to include floor <br />plans, elevations, and sections showing restoration/rehabilitation <br />proposed. Description of how the historical style and character of the <br />building and/or property is to be enhanced. <br />(d) Landscape and tree preservation plan, at the same scale as the site <br />plan, showing existing or proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and other <br />landscape materials. <br />(e) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the <br />method and adequacy of water supply and wastewater treatment for the <br />proposed uses. <br />(f) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the <br />provision of fire, police and rescue protection to the site and structures. <br />(g) Evidence that the property is listed on the National Historic Register or <br />recognized by the State of North Carolina as places of historic interest. <br />(h) The proposed development schedule for the site. <br />(2) Standards of Evaluation <br />(a) The site plan submitted meets all requirements specified in sections 2.7 <br />and 5.17.4(A)(1). <br />(b) Proposed uses and facilities are complementary and compatible with <br />surrounding area, and appropriate in the location proposed given <br />character of surrounding development. The proposed use of the historic <br />structure shall be of such a nature so as to preserve the historic <br />character of the site and the building. Development of the site as <br />proposed would have no adverse impact beyond the building except for <br />appropriate parking facilities. <br />(c) Structural alterations of historic structures shall be of such a nature as to <br />preserve the historic character of the building(s) and site. <br />(d) Fire, police and rescue services and water supply and wastewater <br />treatment methods are adequate to serve the proposed uses and <br />facilities. <br />(e) Recreational areas, service areas, parking and screening are adequate <br />for the proposed use(s). <br />(f) The site is served by direct access to a State maintained road. <br />(g) Internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation is adequate for the proposed <br />use(s). <br />(3) Expiration and Renewals <br />161