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036 <br /> INFORMATION MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> Planning Board <br /> DATE: April 22, 1997 <br /> PAGE: Two <br /> PROPOSED ZONING: <br /> EC-5 Existing Commercial <br /> a) Intent <br /> The purpose of the EC-5 Existing Commercial District is to provide a district to be used only during <br /> the application of zoning to previously unzoned townships to accommodate existing commercial uses <br /> or in zoned townships to previously zoned commercial property which is not located in areas <br /> designated as Activity Nodes by the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br /> b) Application Criteria <br /> This district will be applied to existing commercial uses in unzoned townships and previously zoned <br /> commercial property located in areas not designated as Activity Nodes in the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan. This designation shall only be applied to property used for existing commercial <br /> at the time of application of this ordinance. <br /> The following is a list of uses permitted by right in the EC-5 Zoning District: <br /> H 1 Day nursery, daycare, private kindergarten <br /> H2 Single-family dwelling w/wo efflciency apartment <br /> H5 Mobile home dwelling <br /> H6 Family care home <br /> Accessory uses <br /> P4 Bus passenger shelter <br /> P7 Church <br /> P10 Governmental protective services (police and fire stations) rescue squads, <br /> Volunteer fire departments <br /> PI X Stealth telecommunications Towers (75 feet or shorter) <br /> P21 Schools: dance, art and music <br /> P25 Water and sanitary sewer pumping stations <br /> S3 Animal hospitals, veterinarians <br /> S6 Banks and financial institutions <br /> S7 Beauty and barber shops <br /> S10 Farm equipment and sales <br /> S13 Greenhouses (no on premises sales) <br /> S14 Greenhouses (on premises sales) <br /> S 15 Health services: under 10,000 sf <br /> S21 Laundry and dry cleaning services <br /> S24 Motor vehicle maintenance and repair (body shop) <br /> S25 Motor vehicle sales rental (new and used) <br /> S26 Motor vehicle services stations <br /> S28 Offices and personal services that attract few customers or clients on premises other than <br /> employees, generate low traffic volumes, have no adverse impacts beyond the space <br /> occupied by the building <br /> S33 Printing and lithography <br />