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Article 5 : Uses <br /> Section 5 . 22 : Standards for miscellaneous uses <br /> disposal , or land use buffer area on the property . <br /> ( iii ) Displays shall not block entrances and exists to the structure . <br /> ( 3 ) Outdoor sales /displays shall be allowed in other districts subject to the <br /> following : <br /> (a ) No more than 25 % of the property area shall be utilized to support <br /> outdoor sales/displays . <br /> ( b ) Displays shall not be located within any required parking , septic disposal , <br /> or land use buffer area on the property . <br /> ( c ) Displays shall not block entrances and exists to the structure . <br /> 5 . 21 . 2 Country Store248 <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 uses 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 stud is re uq ired . <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 . q . , 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 /> 247 Staff is clarifying and incorporating existing interpretations on the outdoor display/sale of merchandise . <br /> 248 Existing standards moved from Section 5 . 6 . 4 of the UDO . Staff is recommending keeping the category for now . <br /> Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 5 - 178 <br />