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Site-Specific Design Standards for: <br />Stone Quarry properties <br />And <br />General Suggested Conditions for: <br />Orange County Speedway and <br />Go-Kart property <br />REDA (Rural Economic Development Areaj <br />• 2-Step Process <br />o LU Map/Text Amendments <br />o Rezoning Application <br />• Only with approved SAP <br />• Conditional Use Zoning <br />• With Review Criteria <br />• Public Review <br />The Plan Adoption Timeline is incorporated by reference. The Small Area Plan could be <br />approved by the Board of County Commissioners by August 2007 and the Zoning Atlas Map <br />Amendment could be approved by the Board of County Commissioners by October 2007. <br />Staff recommends the Board accept public comment on a Small Area Plan and then <br />forward comments to the Planning Board and the Economic Development Commission. <br />Chair Carey recognized the members of the task force. <br />Renee Price-Saunders asked far more specificity on the non-conforming use. Craig <br />Benedict said that presently this section of the County is agricultural-residential on the land use <br />map. Non-residential uses are not allowed in this part of the County. Since the speedway was <br />in existence at the time the zoning went into effect, it was given a legal non-conforming status. <br />In order for it to operate in a different status, the land use and zoning maps must be changed to <br />allow uses of this nature. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the differences between the original and <br />amended/revised document and Glen Bowles explained the differences. The changes were on <br />pages 31, 34-37. The specificity was taken out. The taskforce voted to make the changes. <br />Commissioner Gordon asked about the plan for the August public hearing. Craig Benedict <br />said that, concerning the conditional use rezoning planning device that Orange County does not <br />have, this will be brought forward far the August Quarterly Public Hearing. This can be used in a <br />lot of other cases throughout the County and not just this project. <br />Craig Benedict answered several clarifying questions of Commissioner Gordon. <br />Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the very last page in the new package, page 51, <br />which was an appendix. This was pulled out by the task force. He said that these might be the <br />kinds of requirements that anon-conforming use would have to meet when it applied for a <br />conditional use permit. He said that the specifics in the first packet became the appendix on <br />pages 51-52. <br />Jeff Schmitt said that he was present when the citizens brought their concerns to the <br />Board. He asked if this plan met the requests that some of the citizens had that would allow them <br />to proceed with the development of the small businesses. <br />Craig Benedict said that the business community has participated in every meeting, and <br />this creates a mechanism by which an expanded business ar different uses can be pursued. The <br />neighborhood is concerned that some of the adverse impacts that exist now do not get worse. <br />