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53 <br />54 <br />55 <br />56 <br />57 <br />58 <br />59 <br />60 <br />61 <br />62 <br />63 <br />64 <br />65 <br />66 <br />67 <br />68 <br />69 <br />70 <br />71 <br />72 <br />73 <br />74 <br />75 <br />76 <br />77 <br />78 <br />79 <br />80 <br />81 <br />82 <br />83 <br />84 <br />85 <br />86 <br />87 <br />88 <br />89 <br />90 <br />91 <br />92 <br />the solar farm in the north and what was permitted and what wasn't permitted and there might be something that was <br />permitted like a solar farm on a farm as opposed to in a rural residential. <br />Michael Harvey: I want to clarify a solar facility is permitted with a issuance of a Special Use Permit in the Rural <br />Buffer and Agricultural Residential and Rural Residential land use categories currently. <br />Tony Blake: There's not one that doesn't need a SUP? <br />Michael Harvey: There are three categories of solar array development. There's under 20,000 which accessory as a <br />Class B and Class A. Class B and Class A would be allowed in the three zoning districts so there is no distinction <br />from that standpoint. <br />Tony Blake: I was thinking of some of the farms that have put up solar facilities for use on their farms for their own <br />purposes. <br />Lisa Stuckey: My impression is that AR is less restrictive and you can do more things in there by right, is that <br />correct? In general. <br />Tom Altieri: Some of the questions are more related to the zoning side. However, Tony does make a good point <br />which is once the Board has recommended Agricultural Residential on the Future Land Use Map side the only <br />applicable district that can be applied when we get to the zoning side is Agricultural Residential. There are some <br />additional materials outlining the differences in the permitted uses that are part of the other item. <br />Tony Blake: I more wanted to get that on the record so that when the Commissioners read it they can either <br />comment on whether I was reading between the lines correctly or not and maybe settle that question. <br />Craig Benedict: I think also one of the questions was is this new area more like a rural area or is it like an urban area <br />and somebody mentioned that word suburban. Well, Orange County Land Use and city programs have quite a few <br />demarcations so that's what I think was being inferred that there might be some sort of intermediate category that <br />could be urban in the future. As Tom said in the interlocal agreements, saying that the urban service area boundary <br />stops at this new ETJ boundary really does say this is urban and this is definitely a rural lifestyle. AR fits that well. <br />Pete Hallenbeck: My only comment on the topic is I think the Agricultural Residential fits what is currently going on <br />there and that's borne out by that table that says only 15% of that is private and not farm use the other is either farm <br />use or the quasi - public so I don't have a problem with that right now, in 30 years from now, who knows but today it <br />seems like a pretty good call. Also putting sewer and water on Eno Mountain would be a little rough. <br />MOTION by Lisa Stuckey to recommend approval to the BOCC on the proposed 2030 Comprehensive Plan FLUM <br />amendment. Seconded by Tony Blake <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />2 <br />W <br />