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Example (aerial photo) <br /> Staff Findings: <br /> • Proposed amendments will create a distinction between vehicles displayed for sale and <br /> stored for other purposes, <br /> • Will help to address existing congestion at automotive sales operations, <br /> • The proposal will create a necessary distinction between automotive sales/rental <br /> businesses within urban and non-urban areas of the County, and <br /> • Firms up language requiring display/storage areas to be properly delineated and <br /> screened. <br /> Recommendation: <br /> Recommendation(s): The Planning Director recommends that the Board: <br /> 1. Receive the request, <br /> 2. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board <br /> comments. <br /> 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> returned to the BOCC in time for its February 2, 2016 regular meeting. <br /> 4. Adjourn the public hearing until February 2, 2016 in order to receive and accept <br /> the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin referred to the aerial photo and asked if Michael Harvey could <br /> please explain the difference between the shaded areas, the not shaded areas, and the red <br /> area. <br /> Michael Harvey said the aerial photo is of an existing site which attempts to show what <br /> would be allowable. He said the shaded area would allow for the display of cars, the un-shaded <br /> area would be for parking, and the red area would be where cars could be stored. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if the road could be pointed out in the photo. <br /> Michael Harvey did so. <br /> Michael Harvey said this photo is just a snap shot in time and there may be several <br /> options that could meet the requirements. He said the black line on the photo does not indicate <br /> a set back. <br /> Commissioner Dorosin asked if the cars in the red area would count towards the 25-car <br /> limit. <br /> Michael Harvey said no. <br /> Commissioner Rich said the image on page 32 looks like a lot more than 25 cars. <br /> Michael Harvey said yes that is significantly more than 25 cars, which would not be <br /> allowed under the proposed text amendment. <br /> Michael Harvey said the only zoning district that has a limit on the number of cars that <br /> can be displayed is the neighborhood commercial district. He said the example on page 32 is <br /> currently acceptable and the proposed amendment would seek to avoid such examples. <br /> Commissioner Rich asked if the proprietor of the site shown on page 32 knows about the <br /> proposed amendment. <br /> Michael Harvey said yes. <br /> Chair McKee asked if there is a reason that the limit of land covered by vehicles is set at <br /> 20 percent. He said it would make more sense to him to have five car lots with 30 or 40 percent <br /> coverage, rather than 15 car lots with 20 percent coverage. He said if there is a demand for a <br /> certain number of cars, the need could be met by increasing the number of lots or increasing the <br /> density on a smaller number of lots. <br /> Michael Harvey said there must be a distinction between zoning designations in the <br /> predominantly rural areas of the County versus the predominantly urban areas. He noted that <br />