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5 <br /> c. 150,000 sq.ft. of Office/Service/Manufacturing land uses; <br /> d. 8,000 sq.ft. of medical office space; <br /> e. 30,000 sq.ft. of retail space; <br /> f. A 3,500 sq.ft. drive-in bank; <br /> g. 12,000 sq.ft. of casual restaurant(s); and <br /> h. 20,000 SF of high-turnover sit-down restaurant(s) space. <br /> iii. Designation of parcel for development of transit facilities/amenities along the northern <br /> portion of the Property (south of railroad); <br /> iv. Preservation of approximately 38% or 40 acres (1,742,400 sq.ft.) of open space; <br /> v. Roadway access proposed off of: <br /> a. Right-in/right-out driveways off of the Interstate 85/40 on/off ramp; <br /> b. Driveway access off of US Highway 70/1-85 Connector Road; and <br /> c. Mt. Willing Road. <br /> Development will be completed in 2 phases with the travel center completed in Phase 1 and <br /> remaining land uses in Phase 2 (hereafter `the Project'). <br /> The applicant is proposing imposition of development and design standards (i.e. architectural <br /> design, signage, internal and external setback limits, height limits, landscaping/buffer standards, <br /> outdoor lighting standards, erosion control/stormwater, etc.) governing overall development of <br /> the project if the MPD-CZ district is approved by the County. <br /> STAFF COMMENT.- Proposed land uses, excluding the Travel Center, are currently <br /> permitted within the existing O/RM general use zoning district. Development of these <br /> uses would be `permitted by right' (i.e. staff administrative review of site plan without <br /> advisory board/elected official review/comment). The applicant has elected to go <br /> through the MPD-CZ process for the following reasons: <br /> • Development of the Property `as a whole' rather than subdividing land into <br /> separate parcels for independent development (i.e. separate access points, <br /> parking, stormwater facilities, grading/land disturbance, access drives, etc.); <br /> • Employment/use of comprehensive traffic access management strategies; <br /> • Maximize preservation of open space; <br /> • Provide for comprehensive stormwater management/treatment; <br /> • Minimize the overall land disturbance/grading activities associated with the <br /> Project; and <br /> • Seek approval for the proposed Travel Center land use. <br /> Staff has heard concerns from residents the MPD-CZ designation allows for more <br /> intensive development activity than currently permitted. This is not necessarily <br /> correct. If approved, the Project would result in more open space area and less <br /> overall constructed building area than what is permitted by-right with the existing <br /> zoning designation. The main difference between the existing O/RM district and the <br /> MPD-CZ is the potential development of the proposed travel center as detailed herein. <br />