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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts <br />Section 3.8: Conditional Districts <br />(D) A rezoning request to a Conditional District is a voluntary procedure that is intended for <br />firm development proposals. <br />3.8.3 Districts Established <br />(A) Conditional Zoning Districts <br />(1) Conditional Zoning (CZ) Districts are floating zoning districts, permitted within <br />most land use designations allowing for the development of specific land uses, in <br />accordance with established standards. <br />(2) A CZ requires the approval of a rezoning by the Board of County Commissioners, <br />approval of a site plan or Master Plan, and may include agreed -upon conditions <br />of development. <br />(3) The following CZ districts are hereby established: <br />(a) Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE -CZ) <br />(b) Mobile Home Park (MHP -CZ) <br />(c) Master Plan Development (MPD -CZ) <br />(d) NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Rural Economic Development Area <br />(REDA -CZ -1) <br />(4) Land uses permitted within CZ districts shall be those uses detailed within <br />Section 5.2 of this Ordinance. <br />(5) Development standards for each district are located in Article 6 of this Ordinance. <br />(B) Conditional Use Districts <br />(1) Conditional Use Districts allow for the development of a specific land use, or land <br />uses, listed on the Table of Permitted Uses in Section 5.2 of this Ordinance, even <br />if such use is not listed as a permitted use or special use under the current <br />zoning designation of the subject property. <br />(2) Conditional Use Districts shall conform to all applicable development regulations, <br />including uses, for the corresponding general use zoning district, as well as any <br />specific use standards and development standards established in Articles 5 and <br />6 of this Ordinance. <br />(3) A Conditional Use District requires the approval of a rezoning by the Board of <br />County Commissioners, approval of a site plan, the issuance of a Class A <br />Special Use Permit, and may include agreed -upon conditions of development. <br />3.8.4 Where Permitted <br />(A) Conditional Districts are permitted in any Land Use classification and shall be located <br />consistent with the existing general development pattern and the objectives of the <br />adopted Comprehensive Plan and any adopted small area plan(s). <br />(B) Conditional Districts are permitted within areas subject to the Joint Planning Agreement <br />(JPA) between Orange County the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, subject to the <br />terms and standards of the JPA. <br />(C) Conditional Districts are permitted within the University Lake, Cane Creek, and Upper <br />Eno Protected and Critical Watershed Overlay Districts. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 3 -63 <br />