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292 Article 3: Base Zoning Districts SBr:tinn n d• ranarnl (`nm..,e ;_i n;_*• ; .a 14 At the request of Economic Development Department staff, Planning staff is suggesting that this statement be re- written to reflect Purpose statement similar in type to the other commercial districts (e.g., not listing specific types of uses — see LC -1, NC -2, and GC -4 Purpose statements for comparison) 15 The Commercial - Industrial Land Use category is a discrete category on the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F of the County's Comprehensive Plan but it is not described as a separate category and is not consistently referred to in the UDO. Staff believes this is an oversight that may have occurred in the late 1980's or 1990's when the Comprehensive Plan was changed to include a combined Commercial - Industrial Activity Node category on the Land Use Element Map and on the matrix, but other necessary updates were not made. Staff considers this to be a "clean -up" or "housekeeping" amendment to reflect intent and interpretation which will provide clarity and conciseness to the regulations. Note that a Comprehensive Plan amendment is also proposed as a separate item to fix these inconsistencies. %.veuuy, rwrEn -aroiina — umtieci Development Ordinance Page 3 -24 DIMENSIONAL • STANDARDS COMMUNITY Lot Size, min. (square COMMERCIAL feet) 2,000 [1j PURPOSE Lot Width, min. (feet) 20 The purpose of the Community Commercial -3 (CC 3) District is to provide suitably located and sized sites for commercial, office and service uses iRGI ding l..,,•+ a . + t a "l Front Setback from 50 geeds d ++ , ' designed to serve a county -level ROW, min. (feet) market area'. Performance standards will be used to insure the absence of adverse impacts beyond the zoning district boundaries of the use. Side Setback, min. None [2] APPLICABILITY (feet) This district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist: Rear Setback, min. (feet) None [2] 1. Existing community commercial type developments on sites that are within areas designated by the adopted Comprehensive Plan as a Commercial Transition Activity Nodes or Commercial - Industrial Transition Activity Node.1s 2. In the Chapel Hill Joint Planning Transition area, new developments of a CC -3 nature should be controlled by the appropriate Conditional Use designation. 3. Use would serve a market area population extending to major Height, max. (feet) 45 [3] segments of the county and its municipalities. 4. Generally, for property designated Transition in the adopted Comprehensive Plan urban services such as water supply and sewerage would exist or be made available as part of the development process. For property located in other areas, the water supply and sewage disposal shall be appropriate to the uses proposed and the site conditions. DIMENSIONAL STANDARDS NOTES:`' [1] Lot size for individual uses shall be appropriate to the method FloorArea patio, 400 f of water supply and sewage disposal max.' NR =CU.: [2] Required side and rear setbacks adjacent to residentially zoned R -CU land shall be equal to the required side or rear setback of the Required Opace pen S NR NR- adjacent residential district. Ratio, min. CU .72 [3] Two feet of additional height shall be allowed for one foot Required Livability increase of the required front and side setbacks. ,` Space Ratio, min. 14 At the request of Economic Development Department staff, Planning staff is suggesting that this statement be re- written to reflect Purpose statement similar in type to the other commercial districts (e.g., not listing specific types of uses — see LC -1, NC -2, and GC -4 Purpose statements for comparison) 15 The Commercial - Industrial Land Use category is a discrete category on the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F of the County's Comprehensive Plan but it is not described as a separate category and is not consistently referred to in the UDO. Staff believes this is an oversight that may have occurred in the late 1980's or 1990's when the Comprehensive Plan was changed to include a combined Commercial - Industrial Activity Node category on the Land Use Element Map and on the matrix, but other necessary updates were not made. Staff considers this to be a "clean -up" or "housekeeping" amendment to reflect intent and interpretation which will provide clarity and conciseness to the regulations. Note that a Comprehensive Plan amendment is also proposed as a separate item to fix these inconsistencies. %.veuuy, rwrEn -aroiina — umtieci Development Ordinance Page 3 -24