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064 <br /> R-2) from 5.8 percent to 8.8 percent, the standard in the R-3 district. Since <br /> that time,the Board of Adjustment has reviewed at least three requests for <br /> variances from the standards in Article 5.1.2 as applied to churches and <br /> schools. Several existing institutional uses are at or approaching the current <br /> 8.8 percent limit on floor area, which might preclude any significant future <br /> additions to those buildings. <br /> The proposed amendment would increase the maximum floor area allowed for <br /> non-residential uses legally existing as of 5/6/98 in the RB,AR, R-1, R-2,R- <br /> 3, and R-4 residential districts from 8.8 percent(10 percent in Planned <br /> Developments, 12.3 percent in R-4) to 14.1 percent. The text of the <br /> amendment is attached. The new standard is equal to the current limit on floor <br /> area in PD-R-4 district and is consistent with actual floor area of existing <br /> facilities. Other non-residential uses permitted in residential districts include <br /> the following: <br /> Botanical Gardens Cemeteries(Class B SUP) <br /> Bus Passenger Shelters Community Centers(Class B SUP) <br /> Governmental Protective Services Parks <br /> Ordinance Review Committee: <br /> Planning Board: <br /> BOCC: <br />