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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 5-71 <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 />(n) The minimum lot size for a Bed & Breakfast Inn using a private well and <br />septic system shall be no less than five acres. A Bed & Breakfast Inn <br />may be permitted on lots of less than five acres if the tract is currently <br />served by public water and sewer, subject to the review and approval of <br />the appropriate agencies and the Staff Engineer. <br />(3) Expiration and Re-Approval of SUP <br />(a) The Class B Special Use Permit, if approved, shall be valid for six years, <br />but may be renewed or re-approved by the Board of Adjustment after <br />receiving a report from the Planning Department that the use is, and has <br />been continuously since it was issued, in compliance with provisions of <br />the Special Use Permit. <br />(b) The Orange County Planning Department shall present its report on the <br />compliance of the special use no later than 90 days before the expiration <br />of the Special Use Permit. <br />(c) The Board of Adjustment shall not renew the Special Use Permit if it is <br />determined that the applicant has failed to comply with the conditions of <br />approval. <br />(d) If the Board of Adjustment does not renew the permit, the permit shall <br />become null and void upon the expiration of the time limit. <br />(e) If the Special Use Permit is not renewed or re-approved, then the <br />applicant may submit a new application as if it were a new use. <br />5.6.8 Rural Guest Establishment: Country Inn <br />(A) Standards for Class A 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 />85