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8 The purpose of these amendments is to establish a zoning program commonly referred to as Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE). This text amendment would establish the ASE program outside of the Rural Buffer land use classification, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. This is a program that has been in development since 2001. In the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F is proposed to be amended by adding an ASE-CZ zoning district that would potentially be allowed in the following Land Use Classifications: Commercial Transition Activity Node, Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node, Rural Residential, Agricultural Residential, Rural Community Activity Node, Rural Neighborhood Activity Node, and Rural Industrial Activity Node. The following Sections of the UDO are proposed for amendment: 2.4.3, 2.5.2, 3.8, numerous Sections in Article 5 (including the Table of Permitted Uses), 6.2.5, 6.2.6, 6.4.10, 6.8.6, 6.9.7, and Article 10 (Definitions). The purpose of the Agricultural Support Enterprises program is to accommodate appropriate uses farmers outside of the Rural Buffer land use classification can pursue in order to generate additional farm-related income and to potentially allow farming support/related uses in rural areas while minimizing any adverse impacts on adjoining property by applying special standards for specific uses and the development requirements in the County's UDO for all projects. Examples of the most intensive uses include Agricultural Processing Facility, Farm Equipment Rental/ Sales and Service, Meat Processing Facility, Stockyards/ Livestock Markets, Winery with Major Events (more than 150 people). Examples of the least intensive uses include Community Farmers Market, Cooperative Farm Stand, Rural Special Events (150 people or less), Veterinary Clinic, Winery with Minor Events (150 people or less). By better enabling farmers to stay in the business of farming, the rural, farming heritage of Orange County will continue to be preserved. Additional information about this topic is available on the Planning Department's website at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/SpecialProjects.asp Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed text amendments. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING for the Agricultural Support Enterprises proposal In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, a Public Information Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Interested persons will have the opportunity to hear a presentation and ask questions about the proposed amendments. The Public Information Meeting will be held in the Food Lab of the Environmental and Agricultural Center located at 306 Revere Road in Hillsborough and will begin at 6:00 p.m.