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11 <br /> 1. Economic Development Districts <br /> a. Amend Article 4 .2 .19 - District Statements of Intent and <br /> Application Criteria [Economic Development (ED) District) <br /> by revising the statement of intent and criteria <br /> applicable to the Economic Development District. <br /> b. Amend Article 4 . 3 - Table of Permitted Uses by deleting <br /> the existing list of permitted uses and providing a <br /> notation that development projects may include those <br /> permitted uses contained in Article 6. 29 of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> c. Amend Article 5. 1.2 - Establishment of Dimensional <br /> Requirements (Schedule for Non-Residential Development) <br /> by deleting the existing standards and providing a <br /> notation that development projects are subject to the <br /> design standards contained in Article 6. 29 of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> d. Amend Article 6 by adding a new Article 6.29 - <br /> Development Standards for Economic Development (ED) <br /> Districts to establish a set of land use intensity ratios <br /> and design guidelines with which all projects in an <br /> Economic Development District must comply. Failure to <br /> comply with the standards will require that an applicant <br /> apply for and obtain approval as a Planned Development if <br /> the project is to proceed. <br /> e. Amend Article 7 by revising Article 7.2 . 1 to include the <br /> PD-ED Planned Development-Economic Development District <br /> as a permitted Planned Development District. <br /> f. Amend Article 7 by adding a new Article 7 .21 - PD-ED <br /> Planned Development-Economic Development District by <br /> adding procedures by which an applicant must apply for <br /> and obtain approval as a Planned Development-Economic <br /> Development District. <br /> g. Amend Article 22 - Definitions by adding a definition of <br /> "Economic Development Activity Node" . <br /> 2. Nursing Homes <br /> The proposed amendments to Articles 4, 8, 10, and 22 would <br /> establish a new permitted use category and appropriate <br /> development standards for nursing home facilities for more <br /> than 15 residents. Article 4 would be amended to add a new <br /> permitted use category, H8a Nursing Homes, allowed upon <br /> approval of a Class A Special Use Permit in all residential <br /> zoning districts (RB, AR, and R1-R13) as well as all <br /> commercial and office districts (LC1, NC2, CC3 , GC4, EC5, and <br /> 0I) . <br /> Article 8 would be revised to include standards for evaluation <br /> of applications for Special Use Permits involving nursing <br />