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- Many of the changes in red on the Article 3 zoning district charts are a result of the <br />proposed changes to these two sections. <br />- Section 6.3 <br />o Replacing the Site Volume Ratios with: <br />o Floor Area Ratio <br />o Open Space Ratio <br />o Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio <br />- Proposed new ratios are shown in each relevant chart for the ED zoning districts <br />- Suggesting a slight increase in the allowed sound level limits. <br />- Suggesting allowing breaks in the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) buffer - no more <br />than 50% of the interstate highway frontage. <br />- Suggesting requirements related to the landscaping and tree preservation plan for <br />projects in the EDD be removed <br />o Projects in EDDs to be held to same plan standards as projects located in other <br />areas of the county (including CITANs) <br />- Suggesting the Land Use Buffer Schedule for the EDDs be collapsed into far fewer <br />categories. <br />o In some instances, the required buffer width would be decreased <br />Ratio Explanations/Examples <br />Guiding Concept: <br />- Do these changes allow for reasonable development while boosting Orange County's <br />competitiveness in the region to attract non-residential development to the designated <br />growth areas? <br />Environment /Economic /Social <br />It's All a Balance <br />Recommendation <br />1. Receive the proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance as detailed in <br />the abstract and attachments. <br />2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br />the proposed. amendments. <br />3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br />returned to the BOCC in time for the February 7, 2012 BOCC regular meeting. <br />4. Adjourn the public hearing until February 7, 2012 in order to receive and accept the <br />Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br />Questions /Public Comment <br />Commissioner Yuhasz asked about the process for approving multi-building, multi-use <br />development. <br />Perdita Holtz said that very little land is zoned properly to allow for something like that. If <br />zoned correctly, the limiting factors would be complying with all of the requirements of the UDO <br />-stream buffers, landscaping, parking, etc. If there were amulti-building, multi-use and all of <br />the requirements were met, the applicant would come in for a site plan approval, which is <br />administrative. <br />Commissioner Yuhasz asked if there was anything that regulated the appearance of <br />structures. <br />Perdita Holtz said that there is a section of the UDO that has architectural standards for <br />the EDDs and those are not proposed to be changed. <br />