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28 <br /> 1 • Residential dominant <br /> 2 • Variety of dwelling types and densities <br /> 3 • May integrate supportive commercial, public/semi-public, and public space uses <br /> 4 To: Suburban Office Complex <br /> 5 • Office and employment enterprises <br /> 6 • Limits walk in customers and manufacturing components <br /> 7 <br /> 8 Why Switch Designations? <br /> 9 • Proposed districts better describe the types of uses the County is attempting to promote. <br /> 10 - Single-family residential not envisioned for the Economic Development District. <br /> 11 • Infrastructure extensions being funded from Article 46 sales tax monies <br /> 12 ("1/4-cent sales tax") and are to be used economic development <br /> 13 purposes, not residential subdivisions. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 Planning Board Recommendation <br /> 16 • Considered at August 3, 2016 meeting <br /> 17 - Voted 7-1 to recommend approval <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator, presented the following background and <br /> 20 PowerPoint presentation for Item D-2 <br /> 21 <br /> 22 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment -To review government- <br /> 23 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO that would modify existing regulations that pertain <br /> 24 to the Hillsborough Economic Development District. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 <br /> 27 BACKGROUND: In order to better promote economic development opportunities in the <br /> 28 Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD), the Planning Director is suggesting UDO <br /> 29 text amendments to modify some development standards, types of permitted uses, and use <br /> 30 standards. Plans for County investment in water and sewer infrastructure to parcels south of <br /> 31 Interstate 40 and in the vicinity of Old Highway 86 are underway and these UDO text <br /> 32 amendments focus on this geographic area in conjunction with a related, separate proposed <br /> 33 rezoning action. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis regarding this amendment. Proposed <br /> 36 text amendment language can be found in Attachment 3 within a "track changes" format. <br /> 37 Attachment 4 contains information summarizing some aspects of the proposed amendments. <br /> 38 The map in Attachment 5 shows the extent of the Hillsborough EDD. Attachment 8 is the NAICS <br /> 39 (North American Industry Classification System) code list; it is included because uses only in the <br /> 40 Hillsborough EDD are regulated by NAICS sectors. Planning and Attorney's office staffs will <br /> 41 continue to analyze the unique use of the NAICS system for permitted use consistency and <br /> 42 changes necessary due to judicial decisions. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Planning staff held a Public Information Meeting on July 26 to explain the proposed <br /> 45 amendments affecting the Hillsborough EDD. Five interested persons attended the meeting. <br /> 46 <br /> 47 The Planning Department and Economic Development Departments have reviewed and <br /> 48 discussed these amendments and find they further joint goals. <br /> 49 <br />