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Article 2: Procedures23 <br /> Section 2.5: Site Plan Review <br /> (U) Methods of disposal of trees, limbs, stumps and construction debris associated with the <br /> permitted activity. Open burning of trees, limbs, stumps, and/or construction debris <br /> associated with the permitted activity is expressly prohibited; <br /> (V) Compliance with County adopted access management, transportation and/or connectivity <br /> plans and denote the location of future roadway(s) and access easements, whether <br /> public or private, to ensure and encourage future connectivity; and <br /> (W) Additional information may be required based on the site location and the type of <br /> development proposed. <br /> 2.5.4 Procedures and Timeframes <br /> (A) Upon submission, the Planning Director shall review the site plan application for <br /> completeness in form and content according to this Article. <br /> (B) If an application is incomplete, it will be returned to the applicant within five working days. <br /> (C) When a complete application has been accepted, the plan(s) shall be distributed to <br /> applicable agencies, DAC, and other departments for review and comment. <br /> (1) Applications for agricultural support enterprise uses located within the Rural <br /> Buffer land use classification, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan, shall be forwarded to the County's Agricultural <br /> Preservation Board for review and comment. <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-CD zoning district, as <br /> detailed within Section 5.2 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 /> associated with the 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 be <br /> one of the following: <br /> (1) Approval, <br /> (2) Approval with conditions, or <br /> (3) Denial. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-11 <br />