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Article 5: Uses 228 <br /> Section 5.14: Standards For Manufacturing, Assembly, Processing,and Distribution Uses—Food <br /> (6) Food services are not allowed unless approved in the permit or conditions of <br /> approval, as applicable. <br /> (7) The permit or conditions of approval, as applicable, may limit the frequency of <br /> events. <br /> (8) Retail sales are intended to be comprised primarily of products produced on-site <br /> but may include complementary items. <br /> 5.14.3 Winery <br /> (A) Use Standards <br /> (1) Winery Production Only and Winery with Minor Events, as defined within this <br /> Ordinance, shall be permitted as more than one principal use if located on a <br /> bona fide farm. Refer to Section 6.2.5 of this Ordinance. <br /> (2) Winery with Major Events, as defined within this Ordinance, shall: <br /> (a) Only be permitted within the ASE-CZ-CD and MPD-SZ-CD Zoning <br /> Districts. <br /> (b) Shall not be permitted within the Rural Buffer land use classification, as <br /> designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan, as part of a Conditional <br /> 'District application. .'�Z <br /> (3) Specific Standards for RB and AR Zoning Districts <br /> (a) Only Winery, Production Only shall be permitted for development. <br /> B) Submittal Requirements <br /> 1) Applications for a Winery, Production OX <br /> inery with Minor Events- nd <br /> Winery with Major Events as defined whis Ordinance shall in de a <br /> comprehensive groundwater study, for ies expected to use ore <br /> oundwater on an annual basis than arage single fami residence (which <br /> us 240 gallons of water per day) buile highest de y the existing zoning <br /> distric ould allow. For example, if theng zoning istrict allows a residential <br /> density o unit for 2 acres and the pro use is n a six acre parcel (which <br /> could yield esidences), the proposeds) m use three times the water <br /> used by an ave e single family resid0 20 gallons per day, on anannualized basis) fore a comprehenoundwater study is required. The <br /> water usage rates of existing use st to zoning regulations located on <br /> the same lot shall be tak into acco t when determining if a comprehensive <br /> groundwater study is requir . Sai study shall detail: <br /> (a) The amount of water . ipated to be used on a daily, weekly, monthly, <br /> and annual basis regula d uses located on the parcel (e.g., water <br /> usage by bona i e farm uses i not required to be included); <br /> (b) An analysi of the amount of groun water withdrawal considered to be <br /> safe an sustainable in the immediate icinity; and <br /> (c) An alysis of whether other wells in the v inity of the proposed use are <br /> pected to be affected by withdrawals made the proposed use. <br /> (2) Ad ' ional Submittal Requirements for Winery with Mi r Events and <br /> nery with Major Events <br /> (a) In addition to the requirements in Sections 2.7 and/or 2.9, s applicable, <br /> the following information shall be submitted with the applicati <br /> materials: <br /> (i) Description of special events to be held on-site, including <br /> 122 Unnecessary text. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-119 <br />