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Commissioner Gordon suggested some additional language and Perdita Holtz said that <br />this would be appropriate. This language is, "manufacturing and processing operation of large <br />finished products, which have limited impacts on surrounding properties." Such uses will include <br />but not be limited to the following: heavy household, commercial and industrial appliances, <br />manufactured homes, recreational vehicles and related components, automotive, farm, and <br />construction machinery, and commercial building components." <br />Commissioner Yuhasz said that this is too limiting if it is limited to the lot. It would be <br />more appropriate to limit it to the zoning district. He said that it is very difficult to determine what <br />an adverse impact is. <br />John Roberts said that "adverse or limiting" impacts are very subjective and can leave <br />the County open to lawsuits to anything involving any kind of impact. He cautioned about the <br />lack of specificity. <br />Frank Clifton said that if the Board wants to go with zoning districts, it is a policy decision <br />on potential impacts. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he would like staff to spend time reviewing this more <br />closely. <br />Chair Pelissier suggested bringing back this section and approving the remaining parts. <br />AN ORDINANCE AMENDING <br />THE UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY <br />WHEREAS, Orange County would like to more strongly encourage quality, non-residential <br />development in its designated growth areas while balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent <br />properties and the environment, and <br />WHEREAS, County staff has conducted a review of development regulations contained in the <br />Unified Development Ordinance and it has been determined that some development regulations <br />limit development potential in growth areas intended for economic development, and <br />WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and terminology used therein have <br />necessitated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance in order to ensure consistency, <br />and <br />WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have been <br />deemed complete, and <br />WHEREAS, the County has found the proposed text amendments to be reasonably necessary to <br />promote public health, safety and general welfare and to achieve the purposes of the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan, and <br />WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-341 and Section 1.1.7 of the <br />Unified Development Ordinance, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County has found the <br />proposed text amendments to be consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br />Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br />pages. <br />[Excepting the definitions of Industrial, Light; Industrial, Medium; and Industrial, Heavy which are <br />to be considered further at a subsequent meeting]. <br />