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Article 5: Uses Section 5.2: Table of Permitted Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-33 TABLE OF PERMITTED USES – GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS * = PERMITTED USE ∆ = SUBJECT TO USE STANDARDS A = CLASS A SPECIAL USE B = CLASS B SPECIAL C= CONDITIONAL USE (REZONING & CLASS A SUP) 16 USE TYPE GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS17 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS CONDITIONAL ZONING RB AR R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R8 R13 LC1 NC2CC3GC4EC5O/RM AS EI I 1 I2 I3 PID EDB-1 EDB-2 EDE-1 EDE-2 EDH-1 EDH-2 EDH-3 EDH-4 EDH-5 ASE-CZ MPD-CZ HP-CZ REDA-CZ-1 ~ Use may not be permitted as a Conditional Use District; See Section 5.1.4(E) ^ Allowed as more than one principal use if located on a bona fide farm (see Section 6.2.5)18 6966. Telecommunication Tower (200 feet and higher) A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A * * 70.67 Ham Radio Towers 111 ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ ∆ UTILITIES112 71.68 Elevated Water Storage Tanks B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B 113 B * * 72.69 Public Utility Stations & Sub-Stations, Switching Stations, Telephone Exchanges, Water & Sewage Treatment Plants A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A * * 73.70 Electric, Gas, and Liquid Fuel Transmission Lines B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B * * 74.71 Water & Sanitary Sewer Pumping * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 75.72 Solar Array – Large Facility B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B B * * 76.73 Solar Array – Public Utility A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A A * * WASTE MANAGEMENT USES 77.74 Landfills (2 Acres or More) ~ A A A A A A A Landfills (Less Than 2 Acres) ~ 114 B B B B B B B 78.75 Waste Management Facility; Hazardous & Toxic ~ A A A Wholesale Trade Uses 115 79.76 Wholesale Trade of Durable Goods116 * * * * * * * * *117 * * 111 New language being proposed in an attempt to address the development of private ham radio towers on residential properties within the County.  Height limit recommended is consistent with existing allowances within State law. 112 Staff is keeping regulations governing the development of ‘utilities’ the same for the time being.  We are working with the County’s Attorney Office to ascertain if we are, in fact, pre‐empted to require local permits for activities regulated by the State Utility Commission. 113 Staff is recommending changing the review process within the EDH‐4 and EDH‐5 general use zoning districts to be consistent with the review of similar projects in other Economic Development general use zoning districts. 114 Staff is recommending these land uses be combined with new language added in Article 5 and require approval of all landfill operations through the Class A Special Use Permit process. 115 Staff has collapsed this use category, which originally had approximately 12 to 14 individual land uses into a single land use category. 116 Originally, staff had recommended 2 land uses, specifically ‘Wholesale Trade of Durable Goods´and ‘Wholesale Trade of Non‐Durable Goods’.  After meeting with the County Attorney, these will now be combined into a single land use category.  This was discussed/identified at the March 6, 2019 regular meeting. 58