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3 <br /> • Rename the 0/1 (Office/Institutional) zoning district to the O/RM (Office/Research and <br /> Manufacturing) zoning district. <br /> • Allow for additional principal uses to be permitted by right in the modified O/RM zoning <br /> district. <br /> o Hotels and motels <br /> o Industrial, light <br /> o Microbrewery and winery, production only <br /> o Health services (over 10,000 square feet) <br /> • Modify the existing assembly and packaging use type in Section 5.2, Table of Permitted <br /> Uses. <br /> Proposed Amendments <br /> • Delete residential uses as a permitted use in the modified O/RM zoning district. <br /> o Multifamily <br /> o Family care home <br /> o Group care facility <br /> o Rooming house <br /> • Delete tourist home as a permitted use in the modified O/RM zoning district. <br /> Proposed Amendments <br /> • Create a new permitted use type, Research and Manufacturing Facility, to allow for <br /> research facilities with advanced manufacturing operations in the modified O/RM and <br /> existing 1-1, 1-2, and 1-3 (Industrial Light, Medium, and Heavy, respectively) zoning <br /> districts. <br /> Proposed Amendments <br /> • Comprehensive Plan text amendments are necessary to ensure references to the <br /> current 0/1 (Office/Institutional) zoning district are modified to reflect the proposed O/RM <br /> (Office/Research and Manufacturing) zoning district. <br /> Public Notification <br /> • Completed in accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO <br /> o Newspaper legal ads for two successive weeks <br /> Public Input Meeting <br /> • April 20, 2016 to review the proposed amendments and accept public comment. <br /> o No concerns about the proposal were expressed by attendees. <br /> Mailed Notifications <br /> • Mailings were sent to property owners in the County who own property zoned as 0/1 <br /> (Office/Institutional) to inform them of the proposed amendment. <br /> Recommendation <br /> • The Administration recommends the Board: <br /> • Receive the proposed amendments to the UDO as detailed in this abstract and <br /> attachments. <br /> • Conduct the public hearing and accept comment on the proposed amendments. <br /> • Close the public hearing. (Note that, because this is a legislative decision, <br /> additional comments at a later date are permitted). <br /> • Decide on one of the following options: <br /> • Adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of <br /> Consistency (Attachment 2) and Ordinance (Attachment 3). <br /> • Defer a decision to a later BOCC regular meeting date. <br /> • Refer the item back to the Planning Board for a specific purpose. <br /> Questions and Public Comment <br />