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6 VOTE: UNANIMOUS. 7. PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS (A copy of the approved amendments are in the official ordinance book in the office of the Clerk to the Board. ) Planner Susan Smith presented for consideration of approval the Zoning Ordinance text amendments that were submitted to public hearing on February 24, 1986. The first set of amendments presented were to Article 4 Sections 4.2.8.b) 1, 4.2.11b) l, 4.2.2.21b) , 4.2.22b) 1 and 4.2.23b) l. These amendments relate specifically to the zoning district application criteria with regard to references to the joint planning area or to the specific townships and are listed on pages 83 and 84 of the agenda packet. The Planning Board recommends that these references be deleted and the proposed amendments to Article 4 approved. Susan Smith explained that in a number of zoning districts there is no mention made of Cheeks Township which was zoned in 1984. All the other townships were zoned in 1981. For example, the GC-4 district could not be applied to Cheeks Township under the current ordinance and, therefore, the full range of commercial uses was not permitted in that township. By deleting that restriction and incorporating Cheeks Township or by deleting all references to specific townships, it is clear that that district is applicable wherever the zoning ordinance is applicable or wherever the Land Use Plan establishes applicability by designating activity nodes. With regard to the Joint Planning Area, the approach to specify districts applicable to certain planned categories is being signifi cantly revised so that amendments will not be necessary in the Joint Planning process. Susan Smith clarified that these amendments would clearly allow the GC-4 district to be applied anywhere in a township where the Land Use Plan indicates that the full range of commercial uses are permitted. Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Chair Willhoit to approve the Planning Board recommendation to amend Article 4, Sections 4.2.8.b) 1, 4.2.11b) l, 4.2.21b)l, 4.2.22b) l, and 4.2.23b) l. VOTE: UNANIMOUS. Susan Smith presented further amendments to Article 4, Secti ons 4.2.8.4, 4.2.9.4 and 4.2.10.6, which specify that limitations on acreages in the NC2 district and the LC1 district would not apply in the cases of Special Use Permits or Existing Commercial-5 zoning districts. The Planning Board has recommended that these amendments not be approved. Barry Jacobs indicated the Planning Board recommended denial because they felt expansion of the activity nodes would be encouraged by discounting the acreages associated with uses permitted under special use permits and Existing Commercial-V zoning within the nodes. While it is important to recognize that these uses could occur in those areas, the Board felt there should be limitations on the scale of the nodes as previously defined in the Land Use Plan. After extensive discussion motion was made by Chair Willhoit, seconded by Commissioner Marshall to approve the amendments to Article 4, Section 4.2.8.4, 4.2.9.4 and 4.2.10.6 with the