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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial Service Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-69 <br /> <br />(l) The site shall meet the landscaping and buffer requirements established <br />in Section 6.8 of this Ordinance. However, property recognized by the <br />state or the county as a historic site, or as containing a significant historic <br />structure, shall receive a full or partial waiver of the road-front land use <br />buffer to maintain the historic character of the site and the traditional <br />view of the house from the roadside. <br />(m) The applicant shall be responsible for satisfying all review and permitting <br />requirements of other public agencies, including but not limited to <br />NCDOT driveway permits. <br />5.6.7 Rural Guest Establishment: Bed & Breakfast Inn <br />(A) Standards for Class B Special Use Permit <br />(1) Submittal Requirements <br />(a) A site plan, prepared by an appropriately licensed professional in <br />accordance with the requirements of Section 2.5, containing the <br />following: <br />(i) Location, width, and type of all internal vehicular and pedestrian <br />circulation, and parking requirements. <br />(ii) Location and dimensions of all on site signage. <br />(iii) Location of well and septic system. <br />(iv) Boundaries of the site and distance to nearest residential <br />structures. <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 non residential 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. <br />(d) Landscape plan, at the same scale as the site plan, showing existing or <br />proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and other landscape materials. <br />(Landscape information is often shown on the base plan for small <br />projects. Each tree does not have to be individually identified; showing <br />an “existing tree line” is often sufficient for large lots, where the bulk of <br />the property remains wooded.) <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) The proposed development schedule for the site. <br />(h) Outdoor events (e.g. weddings, receptions, parties) or similar activities <br />conducted for compensation shall be permitted, only if there is sufficient <br />overflow parking available on site. Overflow parking does not have to be <br />paved or graveled but must be on a suitable (even) surface. <br />83