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15 <br /> PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> ARTICLE V . ; YEk * " 01 <br /> ARTICLE VI L..— 4 • 0 a ,i_Ek <br /> ARTICLE VII DEVELOPMENT <br /> ISSUE: The Zoning Ordinance requirements for minimum lot <br /> size generally refers to square footage versus <br /> acreage. The recently approved Ordinance <br /> amendments for the watershed districts reference, <br /> minimum lot size requirements by acreage. Staff <br /> feels that the reference should be to square <br /> footage to facilitate lot size calculations and to <br /> provide consistency throughout the ordinance. <br /> Staff also wishes to correct the dimensional <br /> requirements indicated in the Schedules for <br /> Residential and Non-Residential Development. <br /> EXISTING ORDINANCE: <br /> SECTION 6.23.5 <br /> Minimum Lot Size Regulated <br /> The minimum lot size for a commercial use in the <br /> Protected Watershed District shall be two (2) <br /> acres. The minimum lot size for an industrial use <br /> shall be five (5) acres. The minimum residential <br /> lot size shall be determined by the wastewater <br /> treatment system applicable. <br /> SECTION 6.24.1 <br /> Minimum Lot Size Regulated <br /> The minimum residential lot size in Water Quality <br /> Crtical Areas shall be two (2) acres. Commercial <br /> and industrial uses are not permitted. <br /> SECTION 7.19.1 <br /> Minimum Area Required Fer Establishment of Distric- <br /> t. <br /> No such district shall be established with a net <br /> land area of less than five (5) acres. <br /> SECTION 5.1.2 SEE TABLE <br /> PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: <br /> Revise Section 6.23.5 Minimum Let Size Regulated <br /> to read: The minimum lot size for a commercial use in the <br /> Protected Watershed District shall be 80.000 square <br /> feet. The minimum lot size for an industrial use <br /> • <br />