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~~ <br />ARTICLE 7 SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR EVALUATION/PLANNED DEVELOPMENTS (Continued) <br />("Yes" indicates compliance• "No" indicates non-compliance) <br />5. Yards, fences, walls or <br />vegetative screening at edges <br />of PD-H districts shall be <br />provided where needed to <br />protect residents from <br />undesirable views, lighting, <br />noise or other off-site <br />influences, or to protect <br />occupants of adjoining <br />residential districts from <br />similar adverse influences with <br />the PD-H district. In <br />particular, extensive off-street <br />parking areas and service <br />areas for loading and <br />unloading vehicles other than <br />passengers, and areas for <br />storage and collection of <br />refuse and garbage shall be <br />screened. <br />6. Height limitations at edges <br />of PD-H district. <br />Maximum height of buildings <br />shall be as set forth in Article <br />5 and Subsection 6. <br />7. Signs visible from outside <br />PD-H districts. <br />All signs erected in PD-H <br />districts shall be according to <br />Article 9. In addition, during <br />the process of construction <br />and initial sale and/or rental <br />within such development, <br />temporary announcement <br />signs may be allowed, as <br />provided in Section 9.6. <br />PLANNING STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />X Yes <br />X Yes <br />X Yes <br />No <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS <br />r~rarv~~~rvu uvr.nc. <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />Yes <br />No <br />The homes will be similar to <br />other homes in the general <br />vicinity. Four residential <br />streetlights are proposed, <br />which will be provided by <br />Duke Energy; the types of <br />fixtures have not been <br />submitted and will have to be <br />approved by Planning prior to <br />installation. Duke Energy has <br />light fixtures that meet the <br />County's lighting standards. <br />Nine residences will front on <br />School House Road with no <br />garbage, service vehicles or <br />off street parking areas <br />proposed. <br />No Homes will not exceed 2 <br />stories or 25 feet as <br />measured to the center point <br />of the highest roofline. <br />No <br />No sign has been proposed; <br />in the event a sign is to be <br />constructed all permits shall <br />be obtained. <br />No <br />No <br />b) Internal Relationships <br />The site plan shall provide for <br />safe, efficient, convenient and <br />harmonious groupings of <br />structures, uses and facilities, <br />for appropriate relation of <br />space inside and outside <br />buildings to intended uses and <br />structural features, and for <br />preservation of desirable <br />natural features and minimum <br />disturbance of natural <br />topography. In particular: <br />X Yes <br />No All homes adjoin common <br />open space giving the 'feel' <br />of larger lots. Approximately <br />39.6% of the site is to be <br />maintained as open space <br />that will remain undisturbed. <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />C:\Documents and Settings\Rdavis\Desktop\Efland Commons\Staff Findings for Efland Commons PD.doc <br />