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DRAFT 2-2005 Protnlosed Land Use Schedule for Rural Enterrfrises <br />Changes to Services/Processing &. M P <br />Industrial Uses, based on intensity (Matrix) <br /> i <br />l <br />S Zonin District <br /> <br /> <br />Farm Intensity <br />Permitting <br /> <br />Land Use Zoning <br /> <br />Use pec <br />a <br />z <br />Standards Rural Activi <br />tY <br />Node! <br />New or <br /> Process ~ <br />Status Other requirements such as Building Residential <br />Commercial Revised <br />a <br /> Code and Health permits may apply, or Industrial District <br />~~":~~~,~~,~''~'°~"fi!~it ~~fa~ <br />~~ 1 A uaculture <br />r ~ ,~ <br />M~.ti ~~ ~~ <br />vr~4~~~~„ <br />2 <br />Aviary <br />,'ir . <br />;4 u ~ <br />~~ 3 Community Supported <br />` <br />~ A riculture CSA <br />"~~~ <br />~„ ~;~~~}, : ' Exempt <br />4~ <br />Forest <br />~ <br />~ <br />' <br />~~~ <br />~ 'M <br />No Process 5 Greenhouse Q Q <br />, <br />),~;~- ~tir,Y ,{~,~; , ~ ;~ 6 Horticulture ~ v c,~. <br />r,~e,`E~fi1BOna'fld@' ~; <br />t ,4~P~ xtr ~h - <br />~ 7 Horse Farmin a a ~ W z <br />~,T74~1 <br />,, #~FarI11S <br />la ~i ' ~"~" ' ` <br />4; (per North <br />C <br />li <br />St <br />t g Or epic Farmin <br />g ~- c- a } <br />r <br />$ ~;. F <br />~ aro <br />na <br />a <br />e <br />St <br />t <br />t <br />Traditional Farming Q Q <br />~~ <br />m. t_~ <br />t u <br />es - <br />a Z Z <br />~~~~ 'a Exemption for 9 (row crops, dairy, beef cattle, <br /> Counties) goats, sheep, hay, Z Z <br />r` "; a riculturai research, etc. <br />.~ ti 10 Vine and <br />~l ° `~ 11 Other, as identified by local <br />asp r~, , `"`+ Fr ~ ~ '~ = farm a enc ersonnel • <br />`This column identifies zoning uses as existing--uses that are currently listed in the Orange County Zoning Ordinance as permitted and have not changed; rev d-uses that are <br />currently listed in the Zoning Ordinance but have been modified in some way as part of this project and; proposed-uses that were not previously included in the zoning ordinance <br />and therefore not allowed, but are recommended as suitable new uses as part of this effort. <br />2 This column speaks to some of the criteria that will likely be linked to a particular land use. It does not replace the specific and detailed performance standards that will be included <br />in any ordinance amendments to clarify what may or may not be permitted. !n addition, watershed regulations limit/prohibit commercial uses in some protective watersheds. <br />s The matrix lists new types of enterprises that would be allowed in the rural parts of the county as part of this proposal. The revised Permitted Use Table (Section 4.3 in the Zoning <br />Ordinance) shows how the new Rural Enterprises would be integrated into the existing use table and includes all zoning uses in all zoning districts. <br />a One of the key components in this proposal is to revise the existing.Agricultural Services floating zoning district to allow for a conditional district rezoning process. Using <br />conditional district rezoning, the BOCC would be able to review applications to rezone rural property for a specific use in accordance with specific standards and conditions to the <br />project proposed. O <br />s The bona fide farm section (uses 1-11) is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all bona fide farms, but rather an illustrative list of the types of farms that are currently in operation <br />in Orange County. As local farming activities continue to evolve to stay viable, planning staff will work with farm agency staff to determine what new uses constitute a "bona fide" .p <br />farm. Staff can provide the BOCC with periodic reports outlining changing trends in our local farm economy and/or requests for new bona fide farm uses that are either particularly a~ <br />innovative or simply unanticipated. <br />