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• Augment allowable uses famers can pursue in order to generate additional farm-related <br /> income and to potentially allow farming support/related uses in rural areas while <br /> minimizing any adverse impacts on adjoining property. <br /> ➢ Balance between rights of property owner and rights of neighboring property <br /> owners <br /> Two Proposed ASE Amendments <br /> • Outside of Rural Buffer land use classification <br /> • Within Rural Buffer land use classification <br /> - Requires amendments to Joint Planning Area documents <br /> • Orange County, Towns of Chapel Hill & Carrboro must approve JPA <br /> amendments <br /> - Will be on longer review/approval timeframe <br /> - The more intensive uses could not be considered in the Rural Buffer, under the <br /> current proposal <br /> Comprehensive Land Use Map <br /> Unified Development Ordinance & Comprehensive Plan Amendments <br /> • Add provisions for ASE into the UDO. <br /> • "Agriculture", as defined in the State statues, remains exempt from zoning <br /> regulations. <br /> • Comprehensive Plan amendment to allow new zoning district in certain land use <br /> categories <br /> ASE Program (Zoning/Land Use) <br /> • Create new conditional zoning district (ASE-CZ) <br /> • Add additional permitted uses to some of the existing general use zoning districts <br /> • Create standards for many of the new uses <br /> • Update some existing development standards <br /> • Add definitions <br /> • Amend Land Use/Zoning Matrix in Comprehensive Plan <br /> Project Review/Approval Process <br /> • Depends on use being proposed and current zoning of property <br /> • Three basic processes: <br /> • Staff review/approval <br /> • Special Use Permit <br /> • Class B is reviewed/approved by Board of Adjustment <br /> • Class A is reviewed/approved by Board of County Commissioners <br /> • Rezoning <br /> • General Use district <br /> • Conditional district <br /> Use Specific Standards <br /> • Help mitigate impacts <br /> • Balance between rights of neighboring/nearby property owners <br /> • Standards address issues such as: <br /> • Location on major roads <br /> • Additional setback requirements <br /> • Noise <br />