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306 Area. Any new subdivisions which have been received by the Planning Department since October 13, 1986 for either preliminary or sketch plan approval have been required to comply with the two acre minimum lot size standard. He explained that in order to provide continuity between the Land Use Plan and the Subdivision Regulations, Zoning Atlas and Zoning Ordinance,. the public hearing on establishing the Rural Buffer district, the dimensional requirements that apply within that district and the designation of that area on the Zoning Atlas was set for tonight. Collins made reference to the map indicating the boundaries of the proposed Rural Buffer district. He noted that it comprises approximately 38,000 acres and involves approximately 4300 parcels. There are currently two zoning designations in this area which are Agricultural Residential (AR) and Rural Residential (R1). If this proposal is approved by the Board of Commissioners, those two designations would be changed to Rural Buffer (RB). ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS a. Article 4 - Establishment of Permitted Use Table and Schedule_(4.2.1 - Rural_Buffer~ Collins explained that Article 4 establishes a list of all the zoning districts included in the Zoning Ordinance and also designated in the Zoning Atlas. Article 4 also indicates the intent of the various zoning districts, when the district will be applied and the criteria used for such application. The intent of the Rural Buffer district is to provide locations for Rural Residential development and agricultural, silvicultural or horticultural uses which serve to buffer or separate more intensively planned and/or developed portions of Orange County. Development within the Rural Buffer District is at very low densities (the minimum lot size per dwelling unit being two (2) acres). Development within. that area would also rely on individual wells and ground absorption systems for domestic water supply and sewage disposal, respectively. In terms of the application criteria, the district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist: (1) Designated by the adopted Countywide Land Use Plan as Rural Suffer or by the adopted Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan as Rural Residential or both. (2) Urban services, including water distribution and sewage collection mains are not likely within 10-20 years. Collins noted that in order to accommodate this district, renumbering would be necessary within Article 4 to provide consistency in zoning district arrangement. b. Article 4 - Establishment of Permitted Use Table and Schedule Renumber 4.2.1 to 4.2.4 Collins pointed out that the establishment of a new zoning district classification would require a renumbering of the current Articles 4.2.1, 4.3.3, 4.2.3 and 4.2.4. No changes are proposed to the text of these articles. No changes are being recommended in the uses in the AR or R1 districts. All the uses that are currently permitted in these two districts would continue to be permitted in the proposed Rural Suffer districts. c. Pro osed Zonin Ordinance Text Amendment -Article 5 - Establishment of Dimensional Re irements Rural Buffer