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20 <br /> 8 <br /> 1 RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning staff recommends that the Planning Board recommends adoption of the <br /> 2 proposed amendments to the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 MOTION: Selkirk moved to accept the proposed amendments to the Orange County <br /> 5 Subdivision Regulations Section 11 Definitions and Section III-C <br /> 6 Approval Procedures for Minor Subdivisions. Seconded by Strayhorn. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 VOTE: Unanimous <br /> 9 <br /> 10 d. Orange County Zoning Text Amendments <br /> 11 1. Establish Rural Guest Establishment <br /> 12 a. Amend Detailed Table of Contents <br /> 13 b. Amend Article 22 Definitions <br /> 14 c. Amend Section 4.3,Permitted Use Table <br /> 15 d. Amend Article 8 Special Uses <br /> 16 e. Amend Article 9 Signage <br /> 17 f, Amend Article 10 Parking <br /> 18 g. Amend Article 12 Landscaping <br /> 19 h. Amend Article 7 Planned Development Requirements <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Tina Moon made this presentation. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 BACKGROUND: <br /> 24 Request <br /> 25 • To establish a Rural Guest Establishments use in the Permitted Use Table and create all associated criteria <br /> 26 (approval procedures,performance standards,parking, etc). <br /> 27 • The zoning ordinance does not have a land use category for bed and breakfast establishments. Traditionally, <br /> 28 the county has only considered bed and breakfast operations as part of the Historic Sites Non-Residential <br /> 29 Reuse/Mixed Use category(S54). <br /> 30 • Restricting bed and breakfast operations to historic sites excludes all other properties that may be otherwise <br /> 31 suitable for this type of land use. <br /> 32 • The existing Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use category will remain in the zoning ordinance. <br /> 33 • Article 8.8.24 Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use,of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, <br /> 34 has been amended twice. <br /> 35 • On September 3, 1996 the County Commissioners voted unanimously to replace the word"structures"with <br /> 36 the word"sites" <br /> 37 o On April 1, 1985 the County Commissioners voted unanimously to revise Section 8.8.24.2 of the Standards <br /> 38 of Evaluation as indicated by underlining(See attached} and to delete the word"Exterior"in item (c). <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Location <br /> 41 Amendments will apply to the Orange County planning jurisdiction,outside of the municipalities and their <br /> 42 extraterritorial jurisdictions. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Information/Issues at Public Hearing on May 29,2001 (Extended to June 19,200 1) <br /> 45 The following issues were raised by Noah Ranells,see attachments far all five comments in their entirety. <br /> 46 1. Site plan requirements are too rigorous for Bed&Breakfast facilities(up to three guestrooms.) <br /> 47 Article 14.2.1 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, Professional Design and Certification,provides <br /> 48 for a professionally prepared but non-certified site plan option for certain small-scale projects. This <br /> 49 section could be amended to include Bed&Breakfast operations--Rural Guest Establishments with <br /> 50 three or less guestrooms--as one of the small-scale projects eligible for this option. <br /> 51 2. The required description of proposed use(s)of site and building(s)and employees is overkill for Bed& <br /> 52 Breakfast(three guestrooms or less)facilities. <br />