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165 <br /> Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.3:Application of Use Standards <br /> •N 5.3: APPLICATION OF D• 'D <br /> 5.3.1 In General <br /> In addition to the general standards applied to uses in each zoning district and in accordance with <br /> the Table of Permitted Uses,Sections 5.4 through 5.4-7-22 establish additional standards for <br /> specific Permitted Uses,Special Uses,Con titieRal Uses,and uses permitted in Conditional <br /> Zening Districts. <br /> 5.3.2 Special Uses <br /> (A) General Standards <br /> Before any application for a Special Use Permit shall be approved: <br /> (1) The applicant shall have the burden of establishing,by competent material and <br /> substantial evidence,in the form of testimony,exhibits,documents,models, <br /> plans and other materials,that the application meets the requirements for <br /> approval of a Special Use;and <br /> (2) The Beard of Gn„nty rernmiss-inner •Board of Adjustment shall make written <br /> findings certifying compliance with the specific rules governing such individual <br /> Special Use and that the use,which is listed as a Special Use in the district in <br /> which it is proposed to be located,complies with all required regulations and <br /> standards including the following general conditions: <br /> (a) The use will maintain or promote the public health,safety and general <br /> welfare,if located where proposed and developed and operated <br /> according to the plan as submitted; <br /> (b) The use will maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property <br /> (unless the use is a public necessity,in which case the use need not <br /> maintain or enhance the value of contiguous property);and <br /> (c) The location and character of the use,if developed according to the plan <br /> submitted,will be in harmony with the area in which it is to be located <br /> and the use is in compliance with the plan for the physical development <br /> of the County as embodied in these regulations or in the Comprehensive <br /> Plan,or portion thereof,adopted by the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> (B) Specific Standards <br /> In addition to the general standards stated in Section 5.3.2(A),the following specific <br /> standards shall be addressed by the applicant before the issuance of a Special Use <br /> Permit: <br /> (1) Method and adequacy of provision of sewage disposal facilities,solid waste,and <br /> water. <br /> (2) Method and adequacy of police,fire and rescue squad protection. <br /> (3) Method and adequacy of vehicular access to the site and traffic conditions <br /> around the site. <br /> (4) Other use specific standards as set forth herein. <br /> (C) c GisiG Standards for Class A Special Use Per� ��a�pea a Standards� o� a�p�aea miss Within Hillsborough EBB:— <br /> in addition to the general and specific standards for all Special Use Permits,the following <br /> standards shall be addressed by the appliGant befere the issuanGe of a Class A Spe <br /> I Ice Dern.it.yithin the Hillsberreugh Cnnnernin D8VelepMent Dictrint <br /> 108 This entire subsection was moved to Section 5.22.2 because uses in the Hillsborough EDD that formerly <br /> required a Class A SUP are proposed to be processed through a Conditional District process. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-16 <br />