ORD-2019-015 UDO amendment Permitted Uses Table

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Article 6 : Development Standards Section 6 . 9 : Parking , Loading & Circulation SECTION • ; CIRCULATION 9 . 1 Purpose & Intent The purpose of this Section is to promote the public health , safety and welfare , as well as to improve the quality of the built environment for Orange County by establishing suitable sta ards or motorized vehicle parking and loading areas that are appropriate for the varying urba and r ral forms . 6 . 9 . 2 App ' cability No Bu\dd , it , Zoning Compliance Permit or Certificate of Occupancy shal e issued for uses octures , and buildings , either initially or for a change in use or xpansion of an existiness the off-street parking and loading requirements of this ction are met . 6 . 9 . 3 Prohiin Special Flood Hazard Areas Off- street parkin \Par oading facilities are prohibited within Special ood Hazard Areas . & M Use of Requiredng and Loading Spaces ( A) Required parking nd loading spaces shall not be use for the storage or sale of merchandise , vehic storage , vehicles for sale , or v icle repair . Non - required spaces proposed for these u s shall be designated on a approved site plan . ( B ) Any area designated for equired off- street par ' g and loading shall not be changed to another use until other pa ing and loading f ilities in conformance with this section are established elsewhere to se ve the site . 6 . 9 . 5 Expansion and Increased Intensity Existi g Use ( A) Whenever there is an increase in t number of dwelling units , the number of employees , the seating capacity , the floor are other applicable unit of measurement for determining the number of parki an loading spaces required on site , and the increase will result in the need for additi nal park g spaces , such additional spaces shall be provided in accordance with e following nd Section 6 . 9 . 7 of this Ordinance : ( 1 ) If an existing us , building , or struct re is increased by 50 % or less , additional parking and/or oading spaces shall b provided for the addition , in accordance with the req ' ements of this Section . (2) If a use , ilding , or structure having Mad uate parking and/or loading spaces is increas by greater than 50 % , additional p rking and/or loading spaces shall be provi d to bring the entire development site to compliance with the req rements of this Section . ( B ) For purpo es of this Sub - Section , the expansion or increas intensity shall be determi d based on the current building size and use , and n y not be calculated indep dently for each separate expansion or intensification . 6 . 9 . 6 Change Use Additi al off- street parking spaces will be required to accommodate a chan of use of a stru ure or parcel of land only when the new use requires 25 % or more parkin spaces than the pr ious use or 25 or more additional spaces . 6 . 9 . 7 Off- Street Parking Requirements Each use shall provide off -street parking in accordance with the following standards : Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 6 -53