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differs in some cases from the categories specified in the Permitted Use Table, and it can be 4 <br /> difficult to determine the category into which a proposed use falls for the purpose of determining <br /> the applicable standard. <br /> An example of this inconsistency can be found in determining the site volume ratio for a bank. <br /> The Table of Minimum Site Volume Ratios provides one ratio for"office/institutional use". and <br /> another for"servicelretail use". In considering applicability to a use such as a bank,the question <br /> arises as to whether the use is an"office"or a"service". The Permitted Use Table,based on the <br /> SIC is of little help, since there is a separate category for Finance, Insurance and Real Estate. <br /> When questions on this issue have arisen, Staff has interpreted a use to be an office if most of the <br /> traffic is generated by employees, and a service if the traffic is generated predominately by <br /> customers. <br /> The Planning Staff for the Town of Hillsborough has also expressed concern with the use <br /> categories,having encountered similar problems in reviewing development plans in its EDD. <br /> The amendment includes revisions to the following tables: <br /> a) Minimum Required Site Volume Ratios (page 2.3.10) <br /> b) Off-Street Parking Requirements for Selected Land Uses (page 3.3.7) <br /> C) Schedule of Land Use Buffers (page 3.2.8) <br /> d) Maximum Permitted Sound Levels (page 2.4.3) <br />