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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 5-79 <br /> <br />(8) The permit may limit the frequency of events. <br />(9) Retail sales are intended to be comprised primarily of products produced on-site <br />but may include complementary items. <br />5.6.14 Country Store181 <br />(A) General Standards for Evaluation <br />(1) Outdoor storage of products shall be permitted in the rear yard of the primary <br />structure and shall be screened from view of adjacent properties. <br />(2) Outdoor storage areas shall not be permitted to encroach upon required parking <br />spaces. <br />(3) All structures and outdoor storage areas shall be located a minimum of 100 feet <br />from adjacent residentially zoned property. <br />(4) The site shall be located on a major road, as classified in the Orange County <br />Comprehensive Plan, unless permitted as an ASE-CZ. <br />(5) Parking shall not be located in the front yard space. <br />(6) Application materials shall include a comprehensive groundwater study, for <br />facilities expected to use more groundwater on an annual basis than an average <br />single family residence (which uses 240 gallons of water per day) built at the <br />highest density the existing zoning district would allow. For example, if the <br />existing zoning district allows a residential density of 1 unit for 2 acres and the <br />proposed use is on a six acre parcel (which could yield 3 residences), the <br />proposed use(s) may use three times the water used by an average single family <br />residence (or 720 gallons per day, on an annualized basis) before a <br />comprehensive groundwater study is required. The water usage rates of any <br />existing use subject to zoning regulations located on the same lot shall be taken <br />into account when determining if a comprehensive groundwater study is required. <br />Said study shall detail: <br />(a) The amount of water anticipated to be used on a daily, weekly, monthly, <br />and annual basis by regulated uses located on the parcel (e.g., water <br />usage by bona fide farm uses is not required to be included); <br />(b) An analysis of the amount of groundwater withdrawal considered to be <br />safe and sustainable in the immediate vicinity; and <br />(c) An analysis of whether other wells in the vicinity of the proposed use are <br />expected to be affected by withdrawals made by the proposed use. <br />5.6.155.6.14 Sexually Oriented Businesses <br />(A) Submittal Requirements <br />(1) In addition to the site plan submittal criteria detailed within Section 2.5 of this <br />Ordinance the applicant shall submit proof a license has been issued allowing for <br />the operation of a sexually oriented business in accordance with Chapter 8 of the <br />Orange County Code of Ordinances. <br />(B) Standards of Evaluation <br />(1) Sexually oriented business(es) shall not be located in any building, or portion <br />thereof, that is: <br />(a) Within 1,000 feet of an existing sexually oriented business. <br />(b) Within 1,000 feet of a: <br /> <br />181 Moved to the Retail Use category.  <br />93