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14 <br /> I November 21, 2011 <br /> 2 Quarterly Pubic Hearing <br /> 3 Item C.5 <br /> 4 <br /> 5 Task <br /> 6 Propose amendments to the UDO that will: <br /> 7 - More strongly encourage quality, non-residential development in the EDDs and other <br /> 8 areas designated for non-residential growth while <br /> 9 - Balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent properties and the environment. <br /> 10 and <br /> 11 - Ensure the amendments work within the overall framework of the UDO and how Orange <br /> 12 County regulates development <br /> 13 but <br /> 14 - Do not propose changes to the Table of Permitted Uses (Section 5.2) at this time. <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Amendment Types <br /> 17 - Clean-up/"Housekeeping" (green) <br /> 18 - Minor but more substantive than a clean-up (orange) <br /> 19 - Substantive (red) <br /> 20 - Each change footnoted with a rationale or reason for the change <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Significant Changes <br /> 23 - Section 6.2.5 <br /> 24 o Removes the requirement for a Class A Special Use Permit for projects in <br /> 25 designated growth areas that have more than 1 principal use on a zoning lot. <br /> 26 - Section 6.2.6 <br /> 27 o Would now allow more than one principal structure on a non-residential zoning <br /> 28 lot greater than two acres in size if located in one of the designated growth areas. <br /> 29 - Many of the changes in red on the Article 3 zoning district charts are a result of the <br /> 30 proposed changes to these two sections. <br /> 31 - Section 6.3 <br /> 32 o Replacing the Site Volume Ratios with: <br /> 33 o Floor Area Ratio <br /> 34 o Open Space Ratio <br /> 35 o Pedestrian/Landscape Ratio <br /> 36 - Proposed new ratios are shown in each relevant chart for the ED zoning districts <br /> 37 - Suggesting a slight increase in the allowed sound level limits. <br /> 38 - Suggesting allowing breaks in the Major Transportation Corridor(MTC) buffer—no more <br /> 39 than 50% of the interstate highway frontage. <br /> 40 - Suggesting requirements related to the landscaping and tree preservation plan for <br /> 41 projects in the EDD be removed <br /> 42 o Projects in EDDs to be held to same plan standards as projects located in other <br /> 43 areas of the county (including CITANs) <br /> 44 - Suggesting the Land Use Buffer Schedule for the EDDs be collapsed into far fewer <br /> 45 categories. <br /> 46 o In some instances, the required buffer width would be decreased <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Ratio Explanations/Examples <br /> 49 Guiding Concept: <br /> 2 <br />