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6.2 (Lot and Building Standards), 6.5 (Architectural Design Standards) and 6.6.4 (Major <br />Transportation Corridor). <br />4.5.2 Applicability <br />(A) This district is intended for all properties located north of the railroad tracks in a <br />geographic area commonly referred to as “Efland” in accordance with the boundaries <br />shown on the Orange County Zoning Atlas <br />(B) The requirements of this Ordinance pertaining to the Efland Village Overlay District apply <br />to all residential and non-residential land uses and developments in the designated <br />district except for detached single-family residential land uses and developments. <br />4.5.3 Permitted Uses and Dimensional and Ratio Standards <br />(A) Within the Efland Village Overlay District, uses of land and structures and Dimensional <br />and Ratio Standards are those permitted in the underlying zoning district or districts. All <br />other requirements for the use of land and structures contained in this Ordinance shall be <br />met unless otherwise provided. <br />(B) Setbacks and Building Height <br />(1) In lieu of the front setback required in Article 3, the minimum front yard setback <br />for properties fronting on U.S. Highway 70 shall be 30-feet. <br />(2) In lieu of the front setback required in Article 3, the front yard setback for parcels <br />located in the overlay district but not fronting on U.S. Highway 70 shall be in <br />keeping with the front setback provided by adjacent uses. <br />(3) The minimum side and rear setback shall be the width of the required Land Use <br />Buffer (Section 6.8.6) or the setback required in Article 3, whichever is less, but <br />in no case shall be less than 10-feet. <br />(4) If Building Height Limitation modifications are pursued in accordance with <br />Section 6.2.2(A), in no case shall building height exceed 40 feet. <br />(C) Yard Encroachments <br />(1) No fences shall be permitted in the front yard of lots used for non-residential uses <br />unless a demonstrated need can be shown. <br />(2) Fences located in the front yard of residential uses, other than single-family <br />detached dwellings, shall be a maximum of five feet in height. <br />SECTION 4.6: MAJOR TRANSPORTATION CORRIDOR <br />4.6.1 Intent <br />(A) It is the intent of Orange County to protect and enhance those natural and environmental <br />features which constitute important physical, aesthetic, recreational, and economic <br />assets through the provision of special controls of public and private development along <br />major transportation corridors. <br />(B) The Board of County Commissioners finds as a fact that: <br />(1) Major transportation corridors serve a key function in the orderly development of <br />Orange County as major traffic movers, as well as serve as entrances to Orange <br />County from outside the area. <br />(2) These corridors and the character of the development which occurs along them <br />establish for visitors and residents alike an indicator of the quality of life in the <br />County, as well as the efficiency and safety of traffic movement through the area. <br />121