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Mar D2 ~~ ~7,C8p Alice Gordon 9~9~967a3~~3 p.1~ ~ ~4 <br />Tire purpose of the Conditianai Use (CU) QistriGt is to provide far unified deve[aprnents that accompktrsh khe purposes of <br />applicable regulations to an equivalent ar higher degree than wriere such regulations are intended to control unscheduled <br />devefoprner~# on'rndividuaf lots, arld to pram4te ecanomica! and effcient land use, improved level ofamenities, appropriate and <br />harmonious variety, creative design, and a better environment. Conditional tlse Distric#s are kntended to he used far purpose of <br />binding development to a detailed site Akan with a fist of specific conditions that insures compatibility and harmony with <br />surrounding areas, <br />~~~@ <br />~ . The district shell be located in such a manner as to be compatible with the character of existing development of surrounding <br />praperttres, thus insuring the continued car~servation af.building values and encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the <br />county. Therefore, when evaluating an appl4cation far this district, emphasis shall he given to the location of the proposed <br />devalapment, the relafianship of the site and site develapmer~t plar7 to adjoining property, and the davetapment. itself. <br />~. The Conditional [1se CCU) devekopmec~t review process involves the development of a specific land use(s~ or} a specific <br />parcel of property regardless of the current ~ot~ing deslgnatlar~. <br />~~~tfl~~r~ ~ ~°~ ~'~~~ ~ ~Y~~~ <br />~ . GU allows for the development ol: any land use contained wtrtl~in Section ~. of this ordinance even it such use is not <br />listed as a permitted or spectral use under tl~e current zoning designation of the subject lroperty. <br />~. Certain uses are excluded from consideration as a CU. See Sec#ion 5.1.4~E~ for a last of uses that will not be <br />considered far a CU. <br />3. Nary-residential uses are restricted based on the Vllatershed Protection Overlay District in which the property is. iaGated. <br />Refer fa Section ~.~..3 far land use restrlctians. <br />4. The residential density permitted are a given parcel is based on the VValershed Protection Overlay pisfrict in which tl7e <br />property is located. Refer fie Section 4,2.4 far a brea:C~down of the allowable density ~i,e., the number of individual <br />dwellings that can be developed an a parcel of property). <br />5. Allowable impervious st~rtace area is based an the Vlfatetshed Protection Overlay district in which the property is <br />located. Refer to Sections 4.x.5 ar~d 4,Z,~ for a breakdown of the allowable impervious surface area, <br />6. For lots outside of a Watershed Prateciiai~ Overlay District see Section 4,2~, the min~murn usable lot area for lots that <br />utilise ground absorption wastewater systems shall be 3g,0~a square feet for parcels bet~eei~ ~g,~aa square feet and <br />~ .9g acres in size, zor~in~ lots two acres and .greater ire site shall haue a minimum usable trot area ~f at least 4~,OOg ; <br />X99 <br />square feet_ ~ ~ ~ ' <br />' d'strlct onl the fokkawin t es of uses shall be considered far a i~,.1; ~rc:si"dentfal <br />. Within the Runt ~uifer tiRl3~ xor~ang ~ y 9 yp ~, <br />uses insti~utiona! uses and professianai senriGes. Under na circu~ns~ances chalk a Cl~ be approved for a c-~~~~ ~erc-~I; ~ <br />f ~ . ! it t ~ti~ ~ ~1../. L•`~ ~w <br />retail; or at~oe manufactcrringlindustrial land use within the I~B zoning district. ~~. ~- ,t ? ~' ~~~.. it <br />8. Any use permitted as a CU shall conforr~ to all applicalake devekopment regulations for the correspQndir7g general use <br />zansng district as well es the specific development standards autkined irZ Articles 5 and ~ of this Grdinance. <br />9. All applications for a CU designation require the approval of a Special Use Permit, and the processing Qf the request <br />~~~fl be completed in accordanoe with the pr~vislons of Section ~,~ of this ordinance. <br />1Q. As detailed v~ithin Section ~.g, the review and approval of a CU requires: <br />a. Appra+rak of a rezoning petition by the Board of ~aunfX Gommissinners, and <br />~, The a naval and issuance of a Ckass A 5 eciai Use Permit h tine Soard of Gaunty Comr~isskorters wi~icl~ <br />~g~ ~~ 5.24,x, inadvertently omitted from first draft as indicated an the first draft's Comparative Table <br />orange Gaunty, North Catalina -DRAFT Unified development 4rdinence Page ~-~~ <br />