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2~ <br />On January ~ 4, 2U49 the Planning Board asked staff for an assessment on possible solutions to <br />this problem that would; <br />. Allow for the approval of the submitted honing Atlas petition, and <br />2. Allavu for greater flexibility in encouraging more non-~residen~ial developments within the <br />Nodes, <br />Staff has complied a list of recommendations, ranked based on the anticipated time for <br />completion, for review and discussion. They are as fallaws: <br />C]PTQN QN~: Do nothing and maintain the current constraints contained within the <br />Ordinance. <br />TIMELINE: None. <br />PRO's: This option ~vill not require additional staff time to review and process <br />an Ordinance amendment. <br />CC]N's: Members of the County Commission and the Planning Board have <br />indicated that the current methadolagy for regulating development <br />within the Nodes ought to be modified. <br />Applications in process that exceed present thresholds would be <br />recommended far denial. <br />(~PT14N TwQ: Amend Sections ~4.2.g and 4.2.9 of the Toning Ordinance to remove <br />existing language establishing .the ..five ~5} acre limit on non- <br />residentialzoning within the Rural Community Activity Nodes. <br />The revised sections}would approximately read as follows: <br />The maximum amount of land zoned LC-7 (or NC-2) <br />at any Node shall not exceed nine (9) acres. <br />TII~FLIN :~: This option is, potentially, the easiest to pursue. The implementation <br />of this option involves the following timeline: <br />~ ~ Qevelopment of a formal ordinance amendment package <br />~cvmpleted by staffs approximately one ~~ ~ month, <br />2. Presentation at a Quarterly Public Hearing. All Ordinance <br />amendments are required tv be presented at a Quarterly <br />Public Hearing ~QPH}. The next available QPH would be the <br />.. lay ~ 8, 2009 meting: .. .._ ...... .... ~ ...., .,..._. . <br />~. Referral of the proposed .amendment to the Planning Board <br />far review and recommendation -approximately one ~~ to <br />three ~3} months depending on board workload, <br />4. Review and action by the BOCC -~ approximately one ~1 ~ <br />month, <br />~. Anticipated decision by BOCC: September ~ ~, 2099 <br />