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j. Orange County and North Carolina Department of Transportation shall <br />approve the location of all proposed external utility poles housing street <br />signals prior to installation; <br />k. 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 />l. Any required or requested bus pullouts and/or transit shelters shall be <br />constructed to serve the Project consistent with transit plans adopted by <br />Orange County and shall be 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 />III. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS: <br />a. The Project shall observe a building square footage limit of 2,400,000 <br />sq.ft. consistent with the submitted Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) approved <br />as part of this master concept plan. Additional floor area may be <br />developed with the submittal of a revised, updated, TIA in accordance with <br />the provisions of the UDO. <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 /> Staff requests review of the item/concern with the applicant and <br />BOCC members in order to fashion final condition language that is <br />mutually agreeable to all parties. <br />b. Height: <br />i. Principal structures shall abide by a height limit of 60 ft., measured <br />from the top of the floor/slab to the roof deck of a structure; <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 />531