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• Hours of Operation <br /> • Groundwater usage <br /> • Building size <br /> • Minimum lot size <br /> • In addition to all requirements in the UDO <br /> Permitted Outright vs. SUP or Conditional Zoning <br /> • Less intensive uses added to the Table of Permitted Uses as permitted outright <br /> (example for AR zoning district; other zoning districts are also affected) <br /> • Subject to use-specific and general development standards <br /> • Community Agricultural Processing Facility <br /> • Community Farmers Market <br /> • Cooperative Farm Stand <br /> • Community Meat Processing Facility <br /> • Non-Farm Use of Farm Equipment <br /> • Rural Special Events <br /> • Check "Definitions" to see how these uses are defined <br /> • Staff approval <br /> • More intensive uses must be permitted through either the Special Use Permit process or <br /> rezoned as an ASE-CZ <br /> • Class B Special Use Permit (in AR zoning district): <br /> • Microbrewery with Minor Events <br /> • Taxidermy <br /> • Winery with Minor Events <br /> • Microbrewery, Production Only <br /> • Winery, Production Only <br /> • Veterinary Clinic <br /> • Veterinary Clinic, mobile <br /> • Rural Heritage Museum <br /> • Class A Special Use Permit (in AR zoning district): <br /> • Equestrian Center <br /> • Special Use Permits are "quasi-judicial" proceedings <br /> • Public Hearing <br /> • Decided on a case-by-case basis with public input ("evidence") <br /> Conditional Zoning District (ASE-CZ) <br /> • Conditional zoning districts allow projects to be considered on a case-by-case, site- <br /> specific basis <br /> • Rezoning (legislative process) with public hearing <br /> • Acknowledges that there are places where a specific type of use may be appropriate <br /> whereas it would not be in a different site-specific situation <br /> • BOCC has final decision on whether a proposed use(s) is compatible with <br /> surrounding uses <br /> • Mutually agreed upon conditions can be imposed as part of the approval process <br /> • Allows tailoring of project to a specific site <br /> • Table of Permitted Uses lists the types of uses that can be applied for as an ASE-CZ <br /> Change in groundwater usage standard language <br /> Proposed language in amendment package: <br /> • A comprehensive groundwater study, for facilities expected to use more than 240 <br /> gallons of groundwater per day per acre of lot area. Said study shall detail: <br />