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240 <br />Signs (Section 6.12) is a complete overhaul of the existing regulations currently included <br />in the Zoning Ordinance (Article 9). Over the years, as the current regulations have <br />been administered, staff has come to realize that the existing sign regulations could be <br />clearer. As proposed in the UDO, the standards for each type of sign are clearly <br />specified, including area, location and number of signs permitted for each site. In <br />addition, the regulations incorporate the sign standards from the existing Economic <br />Development District Design Manual. Moreover, numerous definitions pertaining to <br />signs have been added to Article 10 (Definitions) of the UDO for further clarity and to <br />limit issues experienced currently with the existing regulations. <br />Parking, Loading, and Circulation (Section 6.9) is a re -work of the existing Off - Street <br />Parking and Loading standards currently contained in Article 10 of the Zoning <br />vrdiriance. Changes to existing regulations iriCiiade Specific Uesiyri reituirer�ierits for ori- <br />site parking and loading areas complete with graphics, allowances for reduced parking <br />for approved shared parking areas, and criteria for flexible parking requirements for <br />renovations and adaptive re -use projects. Overall, the proposed regulations are easier <br />to understand and provide opportunity for more flexibility for some new and <br />redevelopment projects. <br />The UDO includes limited modifications to the existing Stream Buffer regulations with <br />proposed additions to the uses permitted within designated stream buffers, such as <br />driveways, hiking trails, and utilities, as well as the addition of a new category of uses - <br />'uses permitted with mitigation' (see Section 6.13.6). The regulations remain consistent <br />with State stream buffer requirements. No other changes to the current steam buffer <br />regulations are proposed. <br />The existing Planned Development zoning districts are proposed to be replaced with <br />Conditional Zoning districts and a Conditional Use district. (See related <br />questions /answers about these districts). <br />4. Can you give some examples of inconsistencies in existing regulations that are <br />being fixed by the UDO? <br />Following are examples of inconsistencies in existing regulations that are being fixed in <br />the UDO. Please note that all changes from existing text are "tracked" in the LIDO so <br />readers can easily distinguish changes in text. <br />• Deletion of the term "Zoning Officer" and using "Planning Director" instead. <br />There is not a staff person with the job title of "Zoning Officer," nor has there <br />been one. <br />• The definition for "Subdivision" contained language that was inconsistent with <br />State Statutes. <br />• Phasing of Subdivisions — the existing Subdivision Regulations do not contain <br />definitive language concerning the ability to phase subdivisions and the <br />requirements to do so. The existing language is somewhat conflicting and <br />requirements are scattered throughout the text. Section 7.3 of the UDO places <br />the requirements in one location and more clearly states the requirements. <br />