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38 <br /> 1 Augment allowable uses famers can pursue in order to generate additional farm-related <br /> 2 income and to potentially allow farming support/related uses in rural areas while <br /> 3 minimizing any adverse impacts on adjoining property. <br /> 4 ➢ Balance between rights of property owner and rights of neighboring property <br /> 5 owners <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Two Proposed ASE Amendments <br /> 8 Outside of Rural Buffer land use classification <br /> 9 Within Rural Buffer land use classification <br /> 10 - Requires amendments to Joint Planning Area documents <br /> 11 Orange County, Towns of Chapel Hill & Carrboro must approve JPA <br /> 12 amendments <br /> 13 - Will be on longer review/approval timeframe <br /> 14 - The more intensive uses could not be considered in the Rural Buffer, under the <br /> 15 current proposal <br /> 16 <br /> 17 Comprehensive Land Use Map <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Unified Development Ordinance & Comprehensive Plan Amendments <br /> 20 Add provisions for ASE into the UDO. <br /> 21 "Agriculture", as defined in the State statues, remains exempt from zoning <br /> 22 regulations. <br /> 23 Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow new zoning district in certain land use <br /> 24 categories <br /> 25 <br /> 26 ASE Program (Zoning/Land Use) <br /> 27 Create new conditional zoning district (ASE-CZ) <br /> 28 Add additional permitted uses to some of the existing general use zoning districts <br /> 29 Create standards for many of the new uses <br /> 30 Update some existing development standards <br /> 31 Add definitions <br /> 32 Amend Land Use/Zoning Matrix in Comprehensive Plan <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Project Review/Approval Process <br /> 35 Depends on use being proposed and current zoning of property <br /> 36 Three basic processes: <br /> 37 Staff review/approval <br /> 38 Special Use Permit <br /> 39 Class B is reviewed/approved by Board of Adjustment <br /> 40 Class A is reviewed/approved by Board of County Commissioners <br /> 41 Rezoning <br /> 42 General Use district <br /> 43 Conditional district <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Use Specific Standards <br /> 46 Help mitigate impacts <br /> 47 Balance between rights of neighboring/nearby property owners <br /> 48 Standards address issues such as: <br /> 49 Location on major roads <br /> 50 Additional setback requirements <br /> 51 Noise <br />