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N • Permitted Uses: Garden Center (On Premises Sales); Agricultural Services Uses; Animal Hospitals; Veterinarians, Farm Equipment Sales, Feed, Seed, Storage & Processing; Sawmills; Stockyards. • Uses Requiring a Class A SUP: All uses that require a Class A SUP within an AS District are also permitted (with a Class A SUP) in the AR District. • Uses Requiring a Class B SUP: All uses that require a Class B SUP within an AS District are also permitted (with a Class B SUP) in the AR District. ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS 1. CHILD CARE FACILITY PROVISIONS: Planning staff and the NC Child Care Commission propose amendments to change language in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance Article 4, Section 4.3 (Permitted Use Table), Article 6, Section 6.27 (Large Day Care Homes), Article 8, Section 8.8.16 (Day Care Facility), and Article 22 (Definitions) to conform with language in North Carolina General Statutes regarding licensing provisions for child care facilities. Proposed amendments will: • Clarify language of county provisions for child care facilities to avoid confusion with language of state licensing requirements. 2. TIME CONSTRAINTS FOR DEVELOPMENT REVIEW AND OTHER PROCEDURAL CHANGES: Orange County proposes amendments to revise the time constraints specified in: 1. Orange County Zoning Ordinance: Article 2 (The Board of County Commissioners and its Administrative Mechanisms); Article 3 (Establishment of Zoning Districts and Atlas); Article 6.29.3 (Development Standards for Economic Development Districts); Article 8 (Special Uses); and Article 20 (Amendments); and 2. Orange County Subdivision Regulations: Section III (Application and Approval Procedures); Section IV -B -7 (Sites for Public Use); and Section VII -D-4 (Action Subsequent to the Date of Public Hearing). Proposed amendments will: • Provide adequate time for staff to receive complete development review from all applicable agencies prior to completing reports to boards; • Provide adequate time for board review of projects; and • Delete provision that allows approval of- applications that do not meet ordinance regulations if processing time cannot be met • Revise process for .appeal of staff decisions concerning subdivision classification (minor vs major) and approval of minor subdivisions. 3. FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT PROVISIONS: Orange County Planning Board and planning staff propose amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations Section IV -13-10 D.1 (Flexible Development, Estate Lot Option to: • Reduce minimum lot size from 4.0 acres to 3.0 acres with average lot size of 3.5 acres; • Provide a 150 fL buffer along state maintained roads adjacent to subdivision boundaries; and • Restrict lot access to internal subdivision roads. These amendments are proposed in relation to comments made at the May 24, 1999, Public Hearing at which proposed amendments to flexible development provisions were presented, and are intended as incentives to use the estate lot option. These amendments have not been presented at a public hearing. g:\klincoln\0899phad.dock7-28-ggXkI