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• Amend plans and regulations as necessary in order to establish two new zoning overlay <br /> districts. <br /> Comprehensive Plan Text Amendment (chart) <br /> What is a zoning overlay district? <br /> • Regulatory tools that create a special zoning district, placed over the existing base <br /> zones, which identifies special provisions in addition to, or in lieu of, those in the <br /> underlying base zone. <br /> • Purpose is to guide development within the specified area. <br /> • Overlay district regulations can be more restrictive or less restrictive than the regulations <br /> that apply to the underlying base zones. <br /> Zoning Atlas Amendment (map) <br /> Future Land Use Map (Map) <br /> Relationship to Existing Efland-Cheeks Overlay District (map) <br /> UDO Text Amendments <br /> • Amendments to several sections necessary to implement the new zoning overlay <br /> districts <br /> • Intent of the new districts: <br /> - Allow for a more urban style of development in the Efland Interstate Overlay District <br /> - Allow for an urban village style of development in the Efland Village Overlay District <br /> Why Necessary? <br /> • Different development regulations necessary in order to reflect the reality of smaller <br /> sized lots (both existing and anticipated) served by water and sewer. <br /> • Encourage high quality growth in an area of the county proposed for additional growth <br /> while protecting existing development and community character. <br /> • Ensure good planning practices related to site design, transportation, and architecture <br /> are achieved. <br /> General Information <br /> • Many of the proposed changes in the amendment packet contain footnotes explaining <br /> the reason/rationale for the proposed change. <br /> • Website contains more information <br /> - Questions and Answers <br /> - Synopsis of Proposed New Regulations and/or Differences from Existing Regulations <br /> - (Orange County, Planning Department, "Current Interest Projects") <br /> Exceptions and Existing Uses <br /> • Single-family detached residences (both existing and new) are not subject to the <br /> requirements of the overlay districts. <br /> • Other existing land uses are not required to come into conformance with the new <br /> regulations so long as the property continues to be used as it is currently being used. <br /> • The requirements of the Major Transportation Corridor (MTC) Overlay District are not <br /> being altered. <br />