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23 <br />Analysis of Zoning Methods that Pertain or Could Pertain to Agricultural Support Enterprises <br />(those uses that are not in conjunction with a bona fide farm) <br />1 Overlay Districts are applied on top of (overlaid) existing zoning — Orange County already has several overlay districts. Overlay districts are used for many <br />reasons but for agricultural support enterprises purposes would be used to encourage certain activities, subject to standards that would be written into the <br />regulations. The standards are similar to standards used for special use permits but with an overlay district, the approval is administrative rather than <br />legislative. In other words, staff would approve a permit application if it met the established standards rather than going through the public hearing process <br />as is required for a rezoning or a Class A or B Special Use Permit. <br />The establishment of an overlay district (i.e., the geographic extent of the district [which could conceivably cover a large area of the County's planning <br />jurisdiction]) is normally done all at one time by the County and follows the normal process for a rezoning (mailed notification to all property owners in the <br />proposed overlay district, public hearing, Planning Board recommendation, BOCC decision). <br />General Use Rezoning to <br />Conditional Use <br />New Conditional District <br />Overlay District for <br />Existing "AS" District <br />(an existing method) <br />(e.g., ASE -CZ) <br />Agricultural Support <br />Enterprises' <br />Brief Summary of Existing <br />1. Application to Rezone <br />1. Application to <br />1. Application to Rezone <br />After establishment of an <br />Application Process <br />2. Quarterly Public <br />Rezone and for a Class A <br />2. Quarterly Public <br />overlay district, process is: <br />Hearing <br />Special Use Permit (all CU <br />Hearing <br />1. Application for Zoning <br />3. Planning Board <br />districts also require a <br />3. Planning Board <br />Compliance Permit <br />Recommendation <br />Class A SUP) <br />2. Staff Decision <br />4. BOCC Decision <br />2. Quarterly Public <br />Recommendation <br />Hearing <br />4. BOCC Decision <br />(see footnote for an <br />3. Planning Board <br />explanation of establishing <br />Recommendation <br />an overlay district) <br />4. BOCC Decision <br />Site Plan Required? <br />"No" as part of rezoning <br />Yes — necessary to receive <br />process. <br />Zoning Compliance Permit <br />"Yes" in order to receive a <br />Zoning Compliance Permit <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />(exceptions exist — see <br />Section 2.4) <br />Uses Known When <br />No. A property zoned in a <br />Regulations could be <br />Application is Made? <br />general use district can be <br />Yes <br />Yes <br />written to require that <br />developed to have any <br />use(s) be disclosed <br />1 Overlay Districts are applied on top of (overlaid) existing zoning — Orange County already has several overlay districts. Overlay districts are used for many <br />reasons but for agricultural support enterprises purposes would be used to encourage certain activities, subject to standards that would be written into the <br />regulations. The standards are similar to standards used for special use permits but with an overlay district, the approval is administrative rather than <br />legislative. In other words, staff would approve a permit application if it met the established standards rather than going through the public hearing process <br />as is required for a rezoning or a Class A or B Special Use Permit. <br />The establishment of an overlay district (i.e., the geographic extent of the district [which could conceivably cover a large area of the County's planning <br />jurisdiction]) is normally done all at one time by the County and follows the normal process for a rezoning (mailed notification to all property owners in the <br />proposed overlay district, public hearing, Planning Board recommendation, BOCC decision). <br />