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Staff have jointly reviewed the materials and agree with a determination of “Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)” as required in Section 2.25.1(B)(5) of the UDO (Attachment 5). This determination eliminates a requirement from the applicant to provide a more detailed Environmental Impact Statement, as outlined in Sections 2.25.2 and 6.16.4 of the UDO. Proposed Conditions Per NCGS 160D-703, imposed conditions and site-specific standards are limited to those that address conformance of the development and use of the site to local government ordinances and adopted plans or the impacts reasonably expected to be generated by the development or use of the site. Per Section 2.9.1(F)(3) of the UDO, the following conditions are proposed: 1. The property shall be developed consistent with the reviewed site plan and application as acted upon by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on June 3, 2025. 2. The existing Go Kart use and tract contained on the existing 80.52-acre tract shall be terminated and shall no longer operate on site. 3. Retail sales from the proposed rental office shall be limited to packing supplies (i.e. boxes, tape, packing materials, etc.) and shall not involve the sale of general retail items such as food, drinks, or other similar items not consistent with the use of the property as a self-storage facility. 4. No ancillary commercial or residential use of individual storage facilities shall be permitted. This includes the use of storage facilities for automotive repair or retail sales. 5. No hazardous materials shall be stored on the property. 6. The applicant shall contract with a private solid waste contractor to remove trash from the site consistent with the submitted site plan and in accordance with the Orange County Solid Waste Management Ordinance. 7. The facility shall meet all applicable requirements of the State of North Carolina Building Code. 8. The storage facility’s hours of operation shall not be before 6:00 am nor after 9:00 pm. 9. Outdoor lighting fixtures shall not exceed 25-feet in height from ground level. All lighting shall be downward to minimize light trespass and obtrusive lighting. 10. The property owner shall record a final plat dividing the +/- 11.22-acre parcel from the existing +/- 80.52-acre tract within 120 days of BOCC approval of the rezoning application. 11. Offsite easements for water, wastewater, utilities, and access shall be recorded within 120 days after approval of the rezoning application. 12. Offsite landscape preservation easement shall be recorded within 120 days after approval of the rezoning application. 13. Impervious surface transfer shall be recorded within 120 days after approval of the rezoning application. 14. The project shall maintain the existing vegetation on the north, south, and west sides of the site and incorporate an offsite easement area of approximately 1.28 acres along the northern, southern, and western parcel lines in lieu of standards contained in Section 6.8, Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection: Street Trees, Between Lot Plantings, Foundation Plantings, Landscaping of Vehicular Areas, and Screening of the Unified Development Ordinance. 15. The final landscape plan will be reviewed as part of the Zoning Compliance Permit process. If existing vegetation contained onsite or within the recorded landscape preservation easement area does not meet UDO standards, additional plantings shall be required. 16. All required landscaping shall be installed prior to the issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy allowing for the units to be rented/occupied. Solid Waste The applicant has indicated development within the project will conform to the Orange County Solid Waste Management Ordinance (Attachment 5). 145