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22 6.2 (Lot and Building Standards), 6.5 (Architectural Design Standards)and 6.6.4 (Major Transportation Corridor). 4.5.2 Applicability (A) This district is intended for all properties located north of the railroad tracks in a geographic area commonly referred to as "Efland" in accordance with the boundaries shown on the Orange County Zoning Atlas (B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to the Efland Village Overlay District apply to all residential and non-residential land uses and developments in the designated district except for detached single-family residential land uses and developments. 4.5.3 Permitted Uses and Dimensional and Ratio Standards (A) Within the Efland Village Overlay District, uses of land and structures and Dimensional and Ratio Standards are those permitted in the underlying zoning district or districts. All other requirements for the use of land and structures contained in this Ordinance shall be met unless otherwise provided. (B) Setbacks and Building Height (1) In lieu of the front setback required in Article 3, the minimum front yard setback for properties fronting on U.S. Highway 70 shall be 30-feet. (2) In lieu of the front setback required in Article 3, the front yard setback for parcels located in the overlay district but not fronting on U.S. Highway 70 shall be in keeping with the front setback provided by adjacent uses. (3) The minimum side and rear setback shall be the width of the required Land Use Buffer(Section 6.8.6) or the setback required in Article 3, whichever is less, but in no case shall be less than 10-feet. (4) If Building Height Limitation modifications are pursued in accordance with Section 6.2.2(A), in no case shall building height exceed 40 feet. (C) Yard Encroachments (1) No fences shall be permitted in the front yard of lots used for non-residential uses unless a demonstrated need can be shown. (2) Fences located in the front yard of residential uses, other than single-family detached dwellings, shall be a maximum of five feet in height. SECTION 4.6: MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR 4.6.1 Intent (A) It is the intent of Orange County to protect and enhance those natural and environmental features which constitute important physical, aesthetic, recreational, and economic assets through the provision of special controls of public and private development along major transportation corridors. (B) The Board of County Commissioners finds as a fact that: (1) Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of Orange County as major traffic movers, as well as serve as entrances to Orange County from outside the area. (2) These corridors and the character of the development which occurs along them establish for visitors and residents alike an indicator of the quality of life in the County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area.