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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br /> 33 <br /> ORDINANCE: ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> Economic Development District Design Manual <br /> REFERENCE: Article 2.3 Land Use Intensity <br /> Article 3.3 Circulation and Parking <br /> Article 3.2 Landscape Design <br /> Article 2.4 Environmental Factors (Noise) <br /> ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: X_Staff Planning Board <br /> _BOCC Public <br /> X Other: Town of Hillsborough <br /> STAFF PRIORITY RECOMMENDATION: _X_High Middle Low <br /> Comment: <br /> PUBLIC HEARING DATE: May 27. 1997 <br /> PURPOSE: <br /> The proposed amendment replaces land use categories referenced in various text and <br /> tables in the Design Manual to match those found in the Permitted Use Table. With these <br /> changes,the standards which apply to various land uses will be more apparent to Staff as <br /> well as to applicants. <br /> IMPACTS AND ISSUES: <br /> The Permitted Use Table in the EDD Design Manual categorizes permitted land uses <br /> according to the Standard Industrial Classification Manual (SIC)prepared by the Federal <br /> Office of Budget and Management. Using the SIC allows staff to more clearly determine <br /> the land use category into which a specific proposed use would fall to determine whether <br /> or not that use should be allowed <br /> The following SIC categories which are used in the EDD Design Manual: <br /> Residential <br /> Agricultural, Forestry and Fishing <br /> Construction <br /> Manufacturing,Assembly and Processing <br /> Transportation, Communication and Utilities <br /> Finance, Insurance and Real Estate <br /> Services <br /> Government <br /> There is also a category for"Other Uses"which includes Historic Buildings for Non- <br /> Residential Use", a use unique to Orange County. <br />