ORD-2003-145 Making All Schools a Special use in Appropriate Zoning Districts and add Standards of Evaluation Zoning Ord

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~~ - a •~'--s ~ o ~ C , ,~, ~ b. Amend Article 22 (Definitions) Article 4 1 iEstablishment of Use`Reaulations) Article 4.3 (Permuted Use Table) and Article 6 29 4 (Additional Requirements for Certain Subdivisions} of the Zonmg Ordinance and Section II (Qefinitions) and Section III-D-3 iPrelimmary Plat Approval} of the Subdivision Regulations to require subdivisions with more than 20 lots m rural designated areas to follow a planned developmentlspecial use permit/zoning atlas amendment process. Craig Benedict said that. this is in regards to the growth management°sgstem fot thresholds. At the August public hearing, amendments were brought forward that classified certain areas as rural shown as green on the. map and certain areas as urban designated. At that time, the public. 'hearing announcement said that 41 lots + in a rural area would undergo a rezoning. The Planning ,Board thought that a 20+-ot provision was more in order o represent the ,impacts that could occur in a rural area. At the November 5th meeting the Board of County Commissioners went with the Administration's recommendation, which was 41+ lots with the rezoning becausetha# is what the egal advertisement said':. The Board requested that 21+ lots be considered at this. public hearing. There .are no changes to thresholds in the urban. designated areas. He spoke about impacts of different subdivisions. fihe assumption for a rural road: is that the average high speed is 70 miles .per hour. The intent of the enhanced rural preservation-and accommodating the agricultural community in these areas is to have a level of service on rura)' roads that is mgrs accommodating for the agricultural traffic The level of service B has been .used In this analysis, and it hows that a 20-lot subdivision would create a 5% increase:on the maximum capacity.. A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, secondetl by Commissioner Jacobs to accept the Administration's recommendation to refer the proposed amendments to the Rlannng Board #or a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no later than December 9, 2003'. VQTE`: UNANIMOUS 3. Text Amendments- to the Orange County Zoning' Ordinance a. Amend Article 4.3 (Permitted Use Table) and Article 8 tSpecial Uses) and the standards therein to allow "School, elementary, middle and high "with the approval of a Class A special use permit and to apply special use permit standards that meet the general standards zoning district reauirements and the applicable standards detailed in Article 8.8.29 and Article 8.8.30. Craig Benedict aid that this is also a follow up to the August public hearing and a discussion concerning the permitted use table and special uses to regulate schools in different sections of the County. Previously, there have been regulations for schools to be located in an economic development district. It was suggested that a class A special use process be brought back for everywhere a school is located (residential or EDD). This item has two parts: ;One is to make anywhere where schools are allowed now to have a class }~- special. use process. This.. allows more input by the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners. In addition, there are.. other recently adopted especial use standards that were very comprehensive. He made reference to the "pyramid" on the handout and: explained it He said that they have imported the regulations for subdivisions, and have transferred them over for the use of schools. They hays created a new district.: