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- Subdivisions <br /> - Nonconformities <br /> - Enforcement <br /> - Definitions <br /> Appendices <br /> New Regulations <br /> - Conditional Districts <br /> - Signage <br /> - Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection <br /> - Parking and Loading <br /> - Stream Buffers <br /> - Outdoor Lighting (not completed in this phase) <br /> Conditional Districts <br /> Conditional Use <br /> - Replaces part of the existing Planned Development process <br /> - Rezoning to a CU district linked to an existing general purpose district <br /> - Specific limited uses on a site <br /> - Regular standards apply <br /> - Site specific development plan and concurrent Class A Special Use Permit <br /> Conditional Zoning <br /> - Many components come from existing Planned Development process <br /> - Rezoning to a specific CZ zoning district for a specific use(s) <br /> o Potential uses listed in Table of Permitted Uses <br /> - Site specific development plan or master plan (master plan for MPD-CZ only) <br /> Conditional Use <br /> - Any use listed on the Table of Permitted Uses <br /> o Except uses specifically excluded from consideration (Section 5.1.4) <br /> - Any variations to linked general zoning district standards must be approved by <br /> the BOCC. <br /> - Any conditions and/or site-specific standards imposed are limited to those that <br /> address: <br /> o the conformance of the development and use of the site to County <br /> ordinances and officially adopted comprehensive or other plan, and <br /> o the impacts reasonably expected to be generated by the development or <br /> use of the site. <br /> - The applicant must agree to all conditions. <br /> - Limitations within the Rural Buffer land use designation <br /> o only residential, institutional and professional services uses permitted <br /> - Neighborhood information meeting required prior to public hearing <br /> o intended to be more proactive versus reactive <br /> - Positives: <br /> o Know what use(s) are permitted on a site and generally what it will look <br /> like. <br />