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30 <br /> Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.5:Site Plan Review <br /> (a) The Agricultural Preservation Board shall have 30 calendar days to <br /> provide comments. If comments are not received within this timeframe, <br /> the application review process shall not be delayed. <br /> (b) For purposes of this subsection,agricultural support enterprise uses <br /> shall be defined as those permitted in the ASE-GZ-CD zoning district,as <br /> detailed within Section 5.2-.333 of this Ordinance. <br /> (D) The Planning Director shall review the plan(s)based on,but not limited to,the following <br /> general criteria: <br /> (1) Compliance with all applicable County ordinances; <br /> (2) Extent and intensity of impacts to the surrounding area; <br /> (3) Respect for existing site conditions,including slope,vegetation,drainage <br /> patterns,etc.; <br /> (4) Efficient use of the land to minimize disturbance and grading and to conserve <br /> energy; <br /> (5) Safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation; <br /> (6) Logical placement of structures and other site functions; <br /> (7) No open burning of trees,limbs,stumps and construction debris associated with <br /> the permitted activity;and <br /> (8) Compliance with any previously issued Special Use or Conditional Use Permit(s) <br /> is permit type no lender issued a of januaFy 1 2021)associated with the <br /> project. <br /> (E) Following review of the site plan,the Planning Director shall take final action on the <br /> application within 21 days of acceptance of a complete application. Final action shall <br /> be one of the following: <br /> (1) Approval, <br /> (2) Approval with conditions,or <br /> (3) Denial. <br /> Failure to meet the criteria for site plan approval listed herein,and/or to address all <br /> review comments solicited during plan review,will result in denial of the application. <br /> (F) If a plan is approved with conditions,no zoning authorization allowing land disturbing <br /> activity or subsequent building permit shall be issued until all conditions of approval <br /> have been met to the satisfaction of Orange County. <br /> (G) Site plan approval and the issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit does not establish <br /> a vested right to develop the property should zoning regulations change subsequent to <br /> plan approval. <br /> 2.5.5 Vesting of Site Plan34 <br /> (A) At the option of the Applicant,a site plan may be vested for a period of not less than <br /> two nor more than five years. Multi-phased developments,as defined in NCGS 160D- <br /> 108,shall be vested for a period of seven years from the time a site plan approval is <br /> granted for the initial phase of the multi-phased development. <br /> (B) To become vested,a site specific devTvestinp plan must be approved by the <br /> Board of County Commissioners as a SpeGiai Use PeFrni+ ; -AnGe with Sef#i <br /> :2 7 of th4,;Ord;.,,nGethrough either the normal project approval process if the Board of <br /> County Commissioners is the approval authority,or,in the case the Board of County <br /> 33 Correct a section referenced missed in a 2019 amendment. <br /> 34 The revisions in this section are necessary based on changes made to state statutes in Section 160D-108. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-12 <br />