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265 <br /> B. RATIONALE <br /> 1. Purpose/Mission <br /> In order to better promote economic development opportunities in the Hillsborough <br /> Economic Development District (EDD), the Planning Director is suggesting <br /> consideration of UDO text amendments to modify development standards, types of <br /> permitted uses, and use standards. <br /> 2. Analysis <br /> Text modifications to existing standards that regulate development in the <br /> Hillsborough EDD would aid the County in promoting economic development <br /> opportunities within the EDD. Plans for County investment in water and sewer <br /> infrastructure to parcels south of Interstate 40 and in the vicinity of Old Highway 86 <br /> are underway and these UDO text amendments focus on this geographic area. <br /> Funding for the infrastructure expansion is from Article 46 sales tax money which is <br /> to be used for economic development purposes. <br /> The proposed text amendments would allow for more projects, including mixed <br /> development projects, to be permitted "by-right", subject to all applicable standards <br /> contained within the UDO. The amendments would also remove single-family and <br /> duplex residential uses as by-right permitted uses within the Hillsborough EDD. This <br /> action would preserve expected water and sewer capacity within the EDD for non- <br /> residential uses. Additionally, multi-family uses would be permitted by-right only if the <br /> use is a small part of a mixed-use development project. Residential-only projects or <br /> projects exceeding the proposed multi-family square footage limitation could <br /> potentially be permitted in the Hillsborough EDD if approved as an MPD-CZ or <br /> Conditional Use District. <br /> Retail uses are proposed to be added as by-right permitted uses in the EDH-4 and <br /> EDH-5 zoning districts. Currently, no lands are zoned EDH-4 or EDH-5. Retail uses <br /> would be permitted by-right only if they are part of a mixed use development project <br /> and would be subject to square footage limitations. Stand-alone retail uses could <br /> potentially be permitted in the Hillsborough EDD if approved as an MPD-CZ or <br /> Conditional Use District. <br /> Other modifications to the Table of Permitted Uses (Section 5.2.2) have been <br /> proposed and are included in the amendment package in Attachment 3. Additionally, <br /> Attachment 4 includes a summary of proposed amendments to the Table of <br /> Permitted Uses. <br /> 3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br /> Objective ED-1.5: <br /> Identify barriers to development of desirable businesses and local businesses, and <br /> mitigate these barriers. <br /> Objective ED-2.1: <br /> Encourage compact and higher density development in areas served by water and <br /> 2 <br />