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Article 5: Uses Section 5.6: Standards for Commercial Service Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-72 (iv) Proposed hours of operation for non residential uses of the site and within buildings thereon. (c) Building plans for all existing or proposed structures to include floor plans, elevations, and sections showing restoration/rehabilitation proposed. (d) Landscape plan, at the same scale as the site plan, showing existing or proposed trees, shrubs, ground cover and other landscape materials. (Landscape information is often shown on the base plan for small projects. Each tree does not have to be individually identified; showing an “existing tree line” is often sufficient for large lots, where the bulk of the property remains wooded.) (e) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the method and adequacy of water supply and wastewater treatment for the proposed uses. (f) Statement from the appropriate public service agencies concerning the provision of fire, police and rescue protection to the site and structures. (g) The proposed development schedule for the site. (h) Outdoor events (e.g. weddings, receptions, parties) or similar activities conducted for compensation shall be permitted, only if there is sufficient overflow parking available on site. Overflow parking does not have to be paved or graveled but must be on a suitable (even) surface. (i) Any application for a Country Inn that does not include any changes to an existing structure, and therefore does not require a Certificate of Occupancy to begin operations, shall submit documentation from the Fire Marshal and Building Inspections Division that all areas open to the public meet state regulations. (j) Applicants requesting a full or partial waiver of the right-of-way land use buffer shall submit evidence that the property is listed on the National Historic Register recognized by the State of North Carolina or the County of Orange as a place of historic interest. Applications incorporating historic sites shall provide a description of how the historical style and character of the building and/or property is to be enhanced through the project. (2) Standards of Evaluation (a) Proposed uses and facilities are complementary and compatible with surrounding area, and appropriate in the location proposed given character of surrounding development. (b) Fire, police and rescue services and water supply and wastewater treatment methods are adequate to serve the proposed uses and facilities. (c) Recreational areas, service areas, parking and screening are adequate for the proposed use(s). (d) The site is served by direct access to a State maintained road. (e) Internal vehicular and pedestrian circulation is adequate for the proposed use(s). 86