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6 <br /> classification, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the 2030 <br /> Comprehensive Plan. This is a program that has been in development since 2001. <br /> In the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in <br /> Appendix F is proposed to be amended by adding an ASE-CZ zoning district that <br /> would potentially be allowed in the following Land Use Classifications: Commercial <br /> Transition Activity Node, Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node, Rural <br /> Residential, Agricultural Residential, Rural Community Activity Node, Rural <br /> Neighborhood Activity Node, and Rural Industrial Activity Node. <br /> The following Sections of the UDO are proposed for amendment: 2.4.3, 2.5.2, 3.8, <br /> numerous Sections in Article 5 (including the Table of Permitted Uses), 6.2.5, 6.2.6, <br /> 6.4.10, 6.8.6, 6.9.7, and Article 10 (Definitions). <br /> The purpose of the Agricultural Support Enterprises program is to accommodate <br /> appropriate uses farmers outside of the Rural Buffer land use classification can <br /> pursue in order to generate additional farm-related income and to potentially allow <br /> farming support/related uses in rural areas while minimizing any adverse impacts on <br /> adjoining property by applying special standards for specific uses and the <br /> development requirements in the County's UDO for all projects. Examples of the <br /> most intensive uses include Agricultural Processing Facility, Farm Equipment <br /> Rental/ Sales and Service, Meat Processing Facility, Stockyards/ Livestock Markets, <br /> Winery with Major Events (more than 150 people). Examples of the least intensive <br /> uses include Community Farmers Market, Cooperative Farm Stand, Rural Special <br /> Events (150 people or less), Veterinary Clinic, Winery with Minor Events (150 people <br /> or less). By better enabling farmers to stay in the business of farming, the rural, <br /> farming heritage of Orange County will continue to be preserved. <br /> Additional information about this topic is available on the Planning Department's <br /> website at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/SpecialProiects.asp <br /> Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed text <br /> amendments. <br /> PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING <br /> for the Agricultural Support Enterprises proposal <br /> In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, a Public <br /> Information Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Interested <br /> persons will have the opportunity to hear a presentation and ask questions <br /> about the proposed amendments. The Public Information Meeting will be <br /> held in the Food Lab of the Environmental and Agricultural Center located at <br /> 306 Revere Road in Hillsborough and will begin at 6:00 p.m. <br /> 6. 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text <br /> Amendments: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive <br /> Plan Amendments and Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development <br />