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j. When required, driveway permit(s) shall be issued by the North Carolina <br />Department of Transportation prior to the commencement of any earth <br />disturbing activity; <br />k. Orange County and North Carolina Department of Transportation shall <br />approve the location of all proposed utility poles housing street signals, <br />both internal and external to the Project, prior to installation; <br />l. Segregated entrances and exists for pedestrian, construction vehicle, and <br />non-construction vehicular traffic shall be developed to avoid conflict <br />during construction activities; <br />m. Bus pullouts and transit shelters shall be constructed to serve the Project <br />consistent with transit plans adopted by Orange County and shall be <br />developed in accordance with the following: <br />i. Each transit stop shall be a covered and enclosed on 3 sides to <br />shield users from the elements, <br />ii. Kiosks shall be developed to provide transit information, including <br />schedule and route information, and shall be illuminated to five (5) <br />average maintained foot-candles. <br />NOTE: as of July 27, 2020, staff had not received comments on the <br />TIA from the NC Department of Transportation (NCDOT). Receipt of <br />these comment(s) may impact proposed conditions. <br />III. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS: <br />a. The Project shall observe a building square footage limit of 2,400,000 <br />sq.ft.. <br /> STAFF COMMENT: Staff is basing this recommendation on the <br />figure utilized in the development of the Traffic Impact Analysis <br />(TIA), Attachment H of the application, outlining internal/external <br />traffic improvement(s) necessary to support the Project. Traffic <br />improvement(s) for the project were based on an anticipated <br />square footage limit of approximately 2,400,000 sq.ft. <br /> The applicant’s revised narrative for the project, dated July 15, <br />2020, requested a floor area ratio (FAR) limit of 0.65 or 4,586,868 <br />sq.ft. of allowable building square footage area for the Project. To <br />approve this request, the TIA will have to be revised/updated. <br />b. Height: <br />i. Principal structures shall abide by a height limit of 60 ft.; <br />ii. Accessory Structures: <br />1. Water tower <br />STAFF COMMENT: The narrative makes references to ‘accessory <br />structures’ exceeding the 60 ft. height limit. <br />315