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241 • The definition for "Lot of Record" did not contain enough information for staff to effectively and consistently interpret and enforce regulations. • The existing "Applicability" section of the Zoning Ordinance did not make reference to the Joint Planning Area (JPA) or other similar agreements recognized and enforced by the County. This created an inherent conflict and has been fixed in the UDO. • There is conflict in the existing language regarding Notification of Board of Adjustment decisions. These conflicts have been fixed in the LIDO. • The existing regulations pertaining to Signs contained contradictions regarding the maximum size of freestanding signs. The contradictory language has been resolved in the UDO. In regards to Permitted or Prohibited Signs, the existing regulations contained language spread throughout the Article making it difficult to determine if a sign is allowed. The LIDO groups all permitted signs into one section and ail prohibited signs into a separate section. T here is also now a section on Exempt Signs to make it clear that some types of signs are not subject to the regulations. • Existing language in the Zoning Ordinance referred to child care facilities in Commercial and Industrial Districts but these types of facilities were not allowed in Industrial districts, per the Permitted Use Table. • in regards to Rural Guest Establishments, parking standards in Article 8 of the Zoning Ordinance conflicted with parking standards contained in Article 10. Additionally, standards for Bed & Breakfast (B &B) facilities were included in the section regarding Special Use Permits which was not applicable since a Special Use Permit is not required for a B &B. S. What happened to the Planned Development zoning districts? The Planned Development Districts are to be replaced with Conditional Zoning Districts and the Conditional Use District. The review /approval process for these new zoning districts is very similar to the existing Planned Development District process. The most salient difference between these new districts and the current Planned Development districts is that conditions can now be agreed to by the County and Applicant to address off -site impacts of development. This is a result of changes in State Statutes in 2005 that specifically allowed local governments to adopt Conditional Zoning and specifically addressed the origin and nature of conditions that may be imposed. Prior to 2005, applying conditions to address off -site impacts was not allowed. An example of addressing an off -site impact is having the Developer provide a turn -lane into the development to ease traffic congestion concerns. 6. Please explain the Conditional Zoning Districts. Conditional Zoning Districts are specific individual districts with a specific set of permitted uses for each district, as depicted on the Permitted Use Table. The difference between the conditional zoning districts and the "general' zoning districts listed in the Ordinance is that with a conditional zoning district, the applicant is requesting a rezoning for a specific use or range of uses and mutually agreed upon conditions can be placed on the rezoning approval. State Statutes require that conditions or site specific standards imposed be limited to those that address the conformance of the development and use of the site to adopted ordinances and plans and those that address the impacts reasonably expected to be generated from the development or use of the site.