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W7 <br />R -2) from 5.8 percent to 8.8 percent, the standard in the R -3 district. Since <br />that time, the Board of Adjustment has reviewed at least three requests for <br />variances from the standards in Article 5.1.2 as applied to churches and <br />schools. Several existing institutional uses are at or approaching the current <br />8.8 percent limit on floor area, which might preclude any significant future <br />additions to those buildings. <br />The proposed amendment would increase the maximum floor area allowed for <br />non - residential uses legally existing as of 5/6/98 in the RB, AR, R -1, R -2, R- <br />3, and R-4 residential districts from 8.8 percent (10 percent in Planned <br />Developments, 12.3 percent in R -4) to 14.1 percent. The text of the <br />amendment is attached. The new standard is equal to the current limit on floor <br />area in PD -R -4 district and is consistent with actual floor area of existing <br />facilities. Other non - residential uses permitted in residential districts include <br />the following: <br />Botanical Gardens <br />Bus Passenger Shelters <br />Governmental Protective Services <br />Ordinance Review Committee: <br />Planning Board: <br />BOCC: <br />Cemeteries (Class B SUP) <br />Community Centers (Class B SUP) <br />Parks <br />