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• <br /> PLANNING PROJECT PROPOSAL #2 - November 2008 <br /> Lead Department: Planning & Inspections <br /> Primary Contact(s): Michael Harvey(245-2607); Shannon Berry (245-2589) <br /> Department Interaction: County Attorney; Environment& Resource Conservation <br /> (ERCD); Economic Development Commission (EDC); <br /> Cooperative Extension Service; Orange County Soil and <br /> Water <br /> Subject: Agricultural Support Enterprises <br /> BACKGROUND: - - <br /> At the May 2007 Joint BOCC/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing, and at the June <br /> 12, 2007 regular BOCC meeting, staff presented the Board(s) with an update on the <br /> ASE program. At the June 12, 2007 meeting, staff received authorization from the <br /> BOCC to commence the following: <br /> 1) Draft various amendments to the Land Use Element to establish support <br /> and/or consistency for the program within the Comprehensive Plan; <br /> 2) Draft amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to: <br /> a. Establish a list of permitted uses for the program including <br /> appropriate application and review processes, <br /> b. Establish implementation guidelines, <br /> c. Establish clear performance standards, and • <br /> d. - Develop the conditional district zoning review process, for review <br /> • and comment by the BOCC and Planning Board, <br /> 3) Create the ASE Manual for review and comment by BOCCI Planning <br /> Board, and other County advisory bodies. <br /> • <br /> Since the June 12, 2007 meeting staff has completed the following: <br /> 1) Members of Economic Development, Planning, and ERCD meet with the <br /> County Attorney to review proposed performance standards for the ASE <br /> program and to develop the conditional district rezoning process. <br /> 2) Staff presented an overview of the ASE program concept to a joint meeting of <br /> the Agricultural Preservation Board and the Soil and Water District <br /> Commission Board. <br /> The consensus among Board members was that this program was an <br /> • <br /> important first step in allowing for a broader spectrum of land uses that <br />