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36 <br /> Orange Coun-y AFFORDABLE HOUSING STRATEGIC PLAN 2016 -2020 <br /> BOCC Work E n September 8, 2016 <br /> • Rehabilitative care facilities are permitted by right in the general zoning districts, economic development districts, and <br /> conditional zoning districts. <br /> • Rooming houses (also known as boarding houses) are permitted by right in four residential zoning districts and one general <br /> commercial district. <br /> • Efficiency apartments (also known as accessory dwelling units) up to 800 square feet are permitted as an accessory use to a <br /> single family dwelling unit in several residential zoning districts, general commercial zoning districts, economic development <br /> districts, and conditional zoning districts. <br /> • A total of 100 mobile homes parks are identified as operational in Orange County, majority of which do not meet zoning <br /> requirements adopted in 2011. Many were established prior to zoning in the various townships and no mobile home parks <br /> were formally adopted since the early 1990's. However, these parks are permitted to remain operational based on Article 8, <br /> Nonconformities, and provide affordable housing opportunities to residents. <br /> • Recently approved standards allow for up to five persons who are not related to reside together in a residential dwelling unit <br /> which could promote co-housing. <br /> • Temporary Custodial Care Units provide an affordable option for a caregiver to provide short or long term care for a <br /> mentally or physically impaired person. <br /> Future Amendments <br /> • Revision to Existing Subdivision Standards - revisions to existing minimum lot and offsite septic standards to allow for <br /> smaller lot sizes and accommodate micro housing, pocket neighborhoods and cluster developments. <br /> • Rural Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning District- Allow for flexible residential development in the rural areas of <br /> the County to develop with respect to minimum lot sizes and cluster options. <br /> • Recreation Vehicles and Tiny Homes as Temporary Housing- Establish a new district allowing for recreational vehicles in <br /> the rural and tiny homes to be permitted within a mobile home park and be permitted as temporary housing for residents. <br /> • Continuing to find `zoning techniques' to promote private sector affordable housing and examining authority county was <br /> given in 1991 for density bonuses in consideration of new affordable housing related amendments recently proposed ( <br /> September 2015) would potentially be misconstrued and overlap existing legislation and UDO rules. The affordable housing <br /> density bonuses/references have been deleted from Planning's new amendment and will be analyzed in working with the <br /> Department of Housing, Human Rights and Community Development and the county attorney's office to ensure Planning is <br /> within the bounds of legislation. <br /> 34 <br />