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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ~~~ REFERENCE: ZONING ORDINANCE Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table Article 6.16.18 (New) Gazden Center Article 22 Definitions ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: Staff Planning Board BOCC X Public Other: EXPECTED PUBLIC HEARING DATE: November 24, 1997 Purpose of Amendment: To create a new land use category called "gazden center" with appropriate standazds included in Article 6 and a definition of the use in Article 22. Impacts/Issues: On September 30 the Planning Department received a citizen's request to amend the Zoning Ordinance to create a new land use category called "gazden center." Garden center is a type of retail use providing landscaping supplies primarily for home use. The definition proposed for Article 22 includes a list of typical products to be sold. The proposed amendment to the Permitted Use Table indicates gazden center as a permitted use in all commercial zoning districts as well as in the Agricultural Service District. Therefore, the use would be subject to Planning Department review and approval of a site plan before zoning and building permits may be issued. Standards for operation aze proposed for Article 6.16 Additional Requirements for Certain Permitted Uses. The suggested standazds specify that outdoor storage and display of goods aze permitted and limit the azea allowed for outdoor storage of bulk materials such as sand, topsoil, mulch, etc. One effect of the proposal would be to allow a specific type of retail with outdoor display and storage in the Local Commercial zoning district. Article 4.3 currently states that the only type of retail allowed in the LC-1 district shall have no adverse impacts that occur beyond the immediate space occupied by the building, that is, attracting few customers or clients to the premises, with no outdoor storage, and all operations conducted entirely within a fully enclosed building.