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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br /> Section 3.4: Conventional Commercial Districts <br /> 7. Subdivisions proposing private roads are subject to larger setbacks and minimum lot sizes than those <br /> listed in the Dimensional and Ratio Standards. Refer to Section 7.8.4 for additional requirements. Refer <br /> to Section 7.8.5 for private road standards. <br /> . <br /> 9. An Existing Commercial-5(EC-5) District eliminated or reduced to a non-functional zoning lot as a result <br /> of a public-entity condemnation or partial taking may be amended by Board of County Commissioner's <br /> legislative action provided the following criterion are met: <br /> a. Rezoning Process: <br /> i. The amended district acreage shall not be increased in size by more than 10%of the <br /> existing parcel(s). The use shall be the same primary use as listed in the Existing <br /> Commercial-5(EC-5) inventory when the district was originally created. <br /> ii. The new district shall be contiguous to the existing district. <br /> iii. Land not rezoned or not included within the new petitioned district shall be petitioned, <br /> by the owner(s),to be returned to the zoning classification of the surrounding land. In <br /> the event there is more than one adjacent zoning district,the tract shall be returned to <br /> the lowest use category of the surrounding adjacent property provided a non- <br /> conforming situation is not created on the subject or adjacent parcels. <br /> iv. Additional property added to an existing parcel shall be recombined by deed into one <br /> zoning lot prior to issuance of zoning or building permits. <br /> V. Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan shall not be mandatory when considering a <br /> rezoning/relocation of an EC-5 District, but shall be evaluated. <br /> vi. If a condemnation results in less than or equal amount of property being taken for <br /> public right-of-way than is specified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan <br /> (Transportation Element)for typical right of way dedication,then these criteria shall not <br /> be used. <br /> b. Building Permit Process <br /> i. All watershed impervious surface limitations shall be met. <br /> ii. A 20 foot wide landscaped buffer shall be established along the new right-of-way. <br /> Design criteria shall meet commercial standards,as required in Section 6.8. <br /> iii. Economic Development District standards shall be used, where applicable. See Article <br /> 6. <br /> iv. Access points shall be limited to two locations with a maximum width of 26 feet each <br /> and a maximum radius of 30-degrees. A driveway permit application shall be submitted <br /> along with zoning permit request. <br /> V. Freestanding monument signs shall be limited to six feet in height and 50 square feet <br /> maximum. In the case of gas station uses, only the portion of a sign for fuel pricing <br /> may be internally illuminated. <br /> vi. All current Environmental Health regulations shall be met. <br /> vii. All other applicable development criteria such as parking, lighting, loading/unloading <br /> areas, buffers, etc. shall apply. See Article 6. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-29 <br />