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• * <br /> C. Changes to the County Permitted Use Table to Permit Breeding Kennels ant?41 <br /> Wildlife Rehabilitation Centers <br /> Explanation of Proposed Chang el This amendment would allow breeding kennels <br /> and wildlife rehabilitation centers as permitted uses in all zoned areas of the County <br /> where boarding kennels are now permitted. This is in response to a request by the <br /> Animal Protection Society and also to remove existing inconsistencies between the <br /> Courity's Zoning Ordinance which does not permit breeding kennels,and the County's <br /> Animal Control Ordinance, which does issue breeding kennel permits. <br /> Town Comments: This proposed amendment seems appropriate and in keeping with <br /> the desire to preserve a rural environment in the Rural Buffer areas of the County. <br /> D. Changes to the County Permitted Use Table Dealing with Retail Trade Categories <br /> planation of Proposed Changes: The County seeks to combine two sections of its <br /> Permitted Use Table, dealing with retail trade,'in order to reduce the number of <br /> pages in the permitted use table. Right now there are two classes of retail trade <br /> establishments --Retail Trade of Convenience Goods and Retail Trade of Durable <br /> Goods. All of the subcategories of convenience goods retail trade are permitted in <br /> the same districts as the same subcategories of durable goods retail trade,and the <br /> County sees this as needless duplication. The proposed amendment would combine <br /> retail trade of convenience and durable goods into one class instead of two <br /> ' 9 <br /> Town Comments: The Town of Carrboro generally supports these ordinance <br /> • amendments,unless the County originally intended that convenience goods and <br /> durable goods be classified_separately for some reason that is not reported in the <br /> • - County's staff report,and still holds that original intent. The original intent will not <br /> be satisfied by combining the two classes of:use. • <br /> 3_ Proposed Change to the County Subdivision Ordinance., <br /> A. Dedication of Recreation Space and Payment in Lieu <br /> Explanation of Proposed Chang m: The County proposes-to-make the dedication of <br /> recreation space,or payment-in-lieu thereof by new subdivisions a requirement <br /> everywhere in the County. It is not a requirement now. As proposed,the County <br /> would require that recreation space be dedicated where land that is called out on the <br /> County's Land Use Plan as recreation or open space land is included in a <br /> development,and payment in lieu required where it is not. <br /> Town Comments: The Town of Carrboro generally supports this ordinance <br /> -amendment. <br /> 6 <br /> • <br />