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19 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Council Member Harrison left at 9:48. <br /> 3 Council Member Matt Czajkowski left at 9:49 <br /> 4 Mayor Chilton left at 9:51. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 Perdita Holtz reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Accommodating Appropriate Agricultural Support Enterprises in the Rural Buffer <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Tonight's Purpose <br /> 11 . To discuss proposed changes to the County's Unified Development Ordinance that will <br /> 12 accommodate appropriate "Agricultural Support Enterprises" in the Rural Buffer <br /> 13 . An opportunity to provide feedback that could shape the materials scheduled to be <br /> 14 brought forward for formal public hearing on February 24, 2014 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 Rural Buffer Basics <br /> 17 . Established as part of the Joint Planning Area Agreement <br /> 18 . Rural Buffer is under Orange County's planning and zoning jurisdiction <br /> 19 ■ Low density area <br /> 20 ■ Rural in character and will remain rural (contain low-density residential uses) <br /> 21 ■ Not require urban services <br /> 22 <br /> 23 UDO & Rural Buffer <br /> 24 Changes to County's UDO that are applicable to the Rural Buffer are referred to the Towns for <br /> 25 review and recommendation <br /> 26 County may not adopt amendments until Towns have made their <br /> 27 recommendations or until the expiration of 30 days following referral <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Agricultural Support Enterprises <br /> 30 • County-wide program <br /> 31 . Propose to add some new uses to the RB general use zoning district <br /> 32 ■ Uses permitted by right or with a special use permit, depending on use <br /> 33 . Propose to add a new conditional zoning district (ASE-CZ) that could also be applied to <br /> 34 the Rural Buffer <br /> 35 ■ A CZD is a rezoning that must be applied for with decision by BOCC after a <br /> 36 public hearing process <br /> 37 ■ Eliminate some uses from consideration if property is located in the Rural Buffer <br /> 38 <br /> 39 Use Value Parcels (Farms) in the Rural Buffer (map) <br /> 40 - 37,428 Acres in Rural Buffer <br /> 41 - 10,172 Acres in Use Value (27%; 345 parcels) <br /> 42 Proposed New Uses in RB General Use Zoning District <br /> 43 Page 4 of item packet <br /> 44 . Each proposed new use has a definition <br /> 45 . Each proposed new use has use-specific standards <br /> 46 • In addition to all requirements of the UDO <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Proposed ASE-CZ Conditional Zoning District <br /> 49 Pages 5 and 6 of item packet <br /> 50 0 Each proposed new use has a definition and use-specific standards <br />