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o Can attach specific conditions to ensure the use and the site development <br /> will be compatible with neighbors <br /> • can mitigate any impacts which may reasonably be expected from <br /> the development (i.e. traffic, noise, light, etc.) <br /> o Permits development flexibility, while still limiting any impacts to <br /> surrounding properties or area. <br /> - Legislative (rezoning) and Quasi-judicial (Class A SUP) proceeding <br /> o approval/denial based on competent, substantial evidence presented at <br /> public hearing <br /> - Not for speculative purposes <br /> o Construction must begin within 12 months of approval <br /> o Potentially permitted on six month extension <br /> Conditional Zoning <br /> - Specific zoning district with a specific list of permitted uses <br /> - Three conditional zoning districts in this first phase of the UDO <br /> o MHP-CZ <br /> (Mobile Home Park district; replaces PD-MHP but does not require Class <br /> A SUP approval) <br /> o PID-CZ <br /> (Public Interest District; replaces existing PID general zoning district) <br /> o MPD-CZ <br /> (Master Plan Development; replaces many of the components of the <br /> existing PD-MU) <br /> - Like conditional use, will know what will be developed on site and generally what <br /> it will look like <br /> - Legislative decision <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 /> - Potential future phase conditional zoning districts noted in Section 3.7 footnote <br /> o Agricultural Support Enterprises <br /> o Rural Economic Development Area (REDA) <br /> o Transit Oriented Development (TOD) <br /> o Airport <br /> Master Plan Development (MPD-CZ) <br /> - Primarily for mixed use developments <br /> o single use developments may be permitted <br /> o Many components come from the existing Planned Development <br /> regulations <br /> - Instead of a site specific development plan, a detailed Master Plan is submitted <br /> and approved with the rezoning petition <br /> - Details of the Master Plan are in Section 6.7. <br /> - Permits certain flexibilities to deal with changing market conditions (Section <br /> 6.7.2) <br /> - Each development area within the overall MPD-CZ must have staff approval of a <br /> site specific development plan prior to construction <br />