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5 <br /> CLASS A SPECIAL USE PERMTr <br /> 1. SUP(A)-1-95 Reba and Roses <br /> Laura Baldwin requests approval of a Class A Special Use Permit for Non-Residential <br /> Use/Mixed Use of a Historic Structure to operate a gift shop within an existing structure <br /> previously used for farm use. The property to be included in the Special Use Permit <br /> contains about 5 acres identified as portions of lots 5.14..21 and 5.14..21A. The property <br /> is located on the west side of Baldwin Road, about 1000 feet north of St. Mary's Road. <br /> The current zoning is R-1 Rural Residential and the Land Use Plan designation is Rural <br /> Residential. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> 1. Amend ARTICLE 4.3 PERMITTED USE TABLE to require approval of a Class B <br /> Special Use Permit for new telecommunication towers shorter than 200 feet, and approval <br /> of a Class A Special Use Permit for new telecommunication towers 200 feet or taller. <br /> 2. Amend ARTICLE 8.8.17 RADIO AND TELEVISION TRANSMITTING AND <br /> RECEIVING TOWERS, AND ELEVATED WATER STORAGE TANKS (CLASS B <br /> SPECIAL USE) to eliminate reference to and Special Use Permit requirements pertaining <br /> to radio and television transmitting and receiving towers. <br /> 3. Add ARTICLE 8.8.17a TELECOMMUNICATION TOWERS (Special Use Permit <br /> Application Requirements and Standards of Evaluation) to require provisions which may <br /> include the following: (a) setbacks adjacent to residential zoning districts must be equal to <br /> the tower height, but may be reduced to 50% of tower height if the remaining distance is <br /> included within a fall zone easement on adjoining property; (b) setbacks adjacent to non- <br /> residential zoning districts must be equal to at least 50% of the tower height, but a lesser <br /> setback may be approved if an engineer certifies the proposed setbacks contain the <br /> potential collapse zone; C a Type C Land Use Buffer(40 feet in width) must be provided, <br /> and existing vegetation may be removed only to the extent necessary; (d) the applicant <br /> must provide specific documentation to indicate that efforts to co-locate on an existing <br /> tower were unsuccessful; (e) the applicant must provide specific documentation that <br /> he/she is willing to allow shared use of the proposed tower; (f) towers must be of a light <br /> color that minimizes visual impact, and may not be lighted unless required by federal or <br /> state law; (g)the tower must be found to not unreasonably interfere with the view from a <br /> significant areas; and(h) obsolete towers must be removed. <br /> 4. Amend ARTICLE 6.16.6.3 HOME OCCUPATIONS IN THE RB, AR, AND R-1 <br /> DISTRICTS (MIN. 200,000 SQUARE FOOT LOTS) to allow waiver of the specific <br /> screening and setback requirements for home occupation accessory buildings provided <br /> that the minimum setbacks of the zoning district are met and the accessory structure is not <br /> visible from the road or from adjoining property. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS <br /> 1. Amend the ORANGE COUNTY PRIVATE ROAD STANDARDS to create a new Class <br /> AA Private Road which could serve 26 to 50 lots, and which would require a paved <br /> travelway 18 feet in width. The Board of Commissioners could approve a subdivision <br /> which results in a cumulative total of 26 to 50 lots on an existing private road which does <br /> not fully meet Class AA private road standards provided that: (a) the road exceeds <br />