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Perdita Holtz said yes, that is one that has been discussed. She said there are some <br /> uses where you have to be located on a major road, but that standard can be modified if you go <br /> through the re-zoning process for the conditional zoning district. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked for the reason why R1 does not have agricultural support <br /> enterprises. <br /> Perdita Holtz said, in the permitted use table, there is a footnote under the R1 zoning <br /> that says no uses are being added here. She said the reason for this is because the R1 zoning <br /> district purpose statement says that this is a zoning district for rural residential non-farm uses. <br /> She said staff did not feel that farm uses should be added as permitted uses, as it would be <br /> contrary to this purpose statement. She said, if you are currently zoned rural residential and <br /> operating a farm, there are other avenues for approval, such as re-zoning to AR or applying to <br /> the ASE-CZ zoning district. She said the R1 purpose statement could be modified, but that was <br /> not the purpose of this effort. <br /> Perdita Holtz presented the following final two slides: <br /> Final Note <br /> • Some uses the farming community might be interested in applying for may be <br /> permissible as a "Home Occupation" <br /> • Home Occupation standards are currently in the amendment approval process <br /> • Heard at November 2013 quarterly public hearing <br /> • Planning staff can help people determine which review/approval process would be the <br /> most advantageous to apply for <br /> Recommendation <br /> • Receive the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development <br /> Ordinance. <br /> • Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br /> the proposed amendment. <br /> • Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the April 15, 2014 BOCC <br /> regular meeting. <br /> • Adjourn the public hearing until April 15, 2014 in order to receive and accept the <br /> Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> Perdita Holtz noted an error in attachment 3, on page 206. She said the sawmill use <br /> category should be listed as being allowed in the ASE-CZ zoning district. She said this has <br /> been corrected on the internet materials. <br /> Commissioner McKee said it seems there is a problem between legal and the planning <br /> staff. He asked how to proceed. <br /> Michael Talbert said this is a large item with many moving parts, and the area in conflict <br /> is fairly small. He feels it would be appropriate to proceed with the staff recommendation, and <br /> this can come back on April 15th with revised definitions that meet the requirements of both <br /> departments. <br /> Perdita Holtz said this was scheduled to go to the planning board next week. She <br /> suggested it would be good to have this language turned around in time to put together these <br /> agenda materials. She said if this is not possible, it should be continued to a later date. <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested it be continued to a later date. <br /> Commissioner Price asked if the attorney is comfortable with the rezoning districts on a <br /> case by case basis. She said it seems like it is getting close to spot zoning. <br /> James Bryan said he has reviewed all of this and he only found the three definitions to <br /> be legally insufficient. <br />