2010-032 Planning - Professional Services Related to the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance

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Annotated Outline certain zoning district(including planned development districts). A use table will also include additional information related to any use-specific standards that may apply,and where those standards may be found. USE CLASSIFICATIONS, CATEGORIES, AND TYPES In an effort to provide better organization, precision, clarity, and flexibility to the uses in the zoning districts and the administr ation of the use table, the table and use regulation system will be organized around the three-tiered concept of use classificati ons, use categories, and use types. Use classifications, the broadest category, organize land uses and activities into general use categories. All use types identified in the use table will be defined in Article 9, Definitions. I n addition, to provide flexibility and insure that the legislative intent of the Town Board of Commissioners is realized, this section will also include provisions allowing a landowner to request an interpretation from the Planning Director that a use type not specifically identified in a use table is inducted because it is a use type that is similar in nature,function or duration to a use type identified in the use category. In considering whether an unspecified use should be included, the Planning Director will be required to consider whether the proposed use has an impact that is similar in nature, function,and duration to the other use types allowed in the use category. USE-SPECIFIC STANDARDS This section will contain all of the special standards and requirements that apply to individual principal use types listed in a use table. The standards generally apply to uses regardless of whether they are permitted as a matter of right or are subject to the special use permit process. Additional standards will be added for new uses as appropriate. Material related to accessory uses will be relocated to Section 4.4,Accessory Uses and Structures., ACCESSORY USES AND STRUCTURES Accessory uses or structures are those uses that are subordinate to the principal use of a building or land, located on the same lot as the principal use, and customarily incidental to such use or structure. For example, astand-alone automated teller -W I machine is considered as an accessory to a commercial use, and an above- or below-ground swimming pool is typically considered an accessory structure to asingle-family home. All of the regulations and standards governing accessory uses and structures will be located in this section, including those pertaining to home occupations(as described in Section 109,for instance)and accessory dwelling units(such as°granny flats" or garage apartments). Standards addressing how decks or other above-grade gathering spaces may or may not encroach into required setbacks or yards will be addressed in the Rules of Measurement portion of Chapter 9, Definitions. Regulations for accessory uses will be added, as will a purposefintent statement to clarify the relationship of accessory uses and structures to other uses and structures. We will also include area and bulk standards to ensure that the physical features of accessory structures are"accessory in character to principal structures. TEMPORARY USES AND STRUCTURES Temporary uses are uses proposed to be located in a zoning district for a limited duration of time that are not identified as permitted uses. Special events typically last for a shorter duration and are intended to attract large numbers of people atone time, such as concerts,fairs, circuses, large receptions or parties, and community festivals(they do not include private parties attracting less than a certain number of persons, nor d o they include events normally associated with the permitted use(such as a wedding reception at a reception hall or a funeral at a funeral home). The types of temporary uses allowed and the standards for their approval will be established in this section. The existing ordinance does not include a review procedure or standards for temporary uses or special events. The Zoning Permit procedure established in the Article 2,Administration, will be used to evaluate these uses, based on the standards and time limitations for temporary uses and special events established in this section. Hillsborough,North Carolina Page 12 Unified Development Ordinance I Draft Annotated Outline November,2009