Agenda - 02-02-2016 - 5-c - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment – Motor Vehicle Sales Rental Land Uses - Closure of Public Hearing and Action (No Additional Comments Accepted)

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2 11 1 Agenda Item: C-2 2 Public Hearing-Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment 3 Display of Vehicles at Motor Vehicle Sales/rental Land Uses 4 Orange County Planning Department 5 6 Background 7 • 2012 text amendment petition by local property owner limited display of cars to 12 within 8 Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) district, 9 • Staff has seen an increase in number of vehicles stored on sites throughout County, 10 • Believe there is room to increase number of allowable cars and require property 11 owner/applicant to definitively delineate car display areas on a site plan to avoid 12 confusion. 13 14 Proposal: 15 • Amend the UDO to base number of vehicles stored on property on acreage. 16 — Staff is recommending a limit of 25 cars per acre for property zoned Nc-2, EC-5, 17 E-I to address exiting issues. 18 — Staff is recommending a limit of 45 cars per acre for property in urbanizing areas. 19 • Require mandatory designation of vehicle display area, and 20 • Allow for incidental storage of additional vehicles so long as they are screened from 21 view. 22 23 Example (aerial photo) 24 25 Staff Findings: 26 • Proposed amendments will create a distinction between vehicles displayed for sale and 27 stored for other purposes, 28 • Will help to address existing congestion at automotive sales operations, 29 • The proposal will create a necessary distinction between automotive sales/rental 30 businesses within urban and non-urban areas of the County, and 31 • Firms up language requiring display/storage areas to be properly delineated and 32 screened. 33 34 Recommendation: 35 Recommendation(s): The Planning Director recommends that the Board: 36 1. Receive the request, 37 2. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board 38 comments. 39 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be 40 returned to the BOCC in time for its February 2, 2016 regular meeting. 41 4. Adjourn the public hearing until February 2, 2016 in order to receive and accept 42 the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. 43 44 Commissioner Dorosin referred to the aerial photo and asked if Michael Harvey could 45 please explain the difference between the shaded areas, the not shaded areas, and the red 46 area. 47 Michael Harvey said the aerial photo is of an existing site which attempts to show what 48 would be allowable. He said the shaded area would allow for the display of cars, the un-shaded 49 area would be for parking, and the red area would be where cars could be stored. 50 Commissioner Dorosin asked if the road could be pointed out in the photo. 51 Michael Harvey did so.