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o consistent with the MPD-CZ Master Plan parameters approved by the <br /> BOCC <br /> - MPD-CZ rezoning approval can specify project review and construction time <br /> frames for approval for each development area <br /> - Ideal for business and industrial parks <br /> - Master infrastructure developer possible with later sales of individual lots <br /> Signage (Section 6.12) <br /> - A re-work of existing regulations <br /> - Rectify existing issues and conditions within the County <br /> - Many new signage definitions added to Article 10 <br /> - Incorporates some existing standards <br /> o (i.e. comprehensive sign standards for parks & recreation facilities) <br /> - Incorporates the sign regulations and standards from EDD Design Manual <br /> o More work to be done on this section with the business community as <br /> part of an economic development effort <br /> Landscaping, Buffers, and Tree Protection (Section 6.8) <br /> - Explains what and how many should be planted <br /> o Native/ Drought Tolerant <br /> - Permits some flexibility in timing and placement of plant materials <br /> - Establishes maintenance requirements to ensure continued viability of plant <br /> materials <br /> - Includes screening requirements for on-site activities (outdoor storage, refuse <br /> containers, loading facilities, etc.) <br /> - Incorporates additional landscaping and buffering requirements from EDD <br /> Design Manual <br /> o More review in progress <br /> Parking, Loading, and Site Access (Section 6.9) <br /> - Will rename "Parking, Loading & Circulation" in next draft <br /> - Re-work of existing regulations <br /> - New regulations include: <br /> o Criteria for renovations and adaptive re-use projects' compliance with <br /> parking requirements <br /> o Specific design standards for on-site parking and loading areas <br /> o Allowance for shared parking and reduction in required on-site parking if <br /> uses have varying peak hours of use <br /> - Incorporates parking and loading standards from EDD Design Manual <br /> o Review in progress to determine overlaps and/or inconsistencies <br /> Stream Buffers (Section 6.13) <br /> - Additional uses added to the lists of uses permitted within Stream Buffers <br /> o Consistent with State regulations <br /> - New category of `uses permitted with mitigation' <br /> Stream Buffers (continued) <br /> Uses Proposed to be Added <br /> - Archaeological activities <br /> - Dam/reservoir maintenance activities <br />