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G41 <br />ZONING ORDINANCE <br />The Zoning Ordinance amendments incorporate environmental review <br />procedures into Site Plan and Planned Development review and approval. <br />Article-8 Special Uses, <br />- Environmental Documentation (EA or EIS) required by the EIO <br />must be submitted as part of the application packet for a <br />Special Use Permit. <br />Article 14 Site Plan Approval-Procedures <br />- Environmental Documentation (EA or EIS) required by EIO must <br />be submitted with Site Plan application. <br />- The 21 -day time limit for action by Planning Staff does not <br />apply when an EIS is required. <br />COMMITTEE COMMENTS <br />The Environmental Impact Ordinance Review Committee last met on April 9 <br />toand recommended that the Environmental Impact Ordinance and related <br />amendments to the Subdivision Regulations and Zoning Ordinance be <br />presented for public hearing on May 29, 1990. <br />Effect on Economic Development <br />The Economic Development Commission representative on the Committee <br />continued to express fundamental opposition any new ordinance that <br />would add any layers of land use restrictions or requirements, thereby <br />making Orange County less attractive to new industries. It was also <br />indicated that the applicability requirements and procedural <br />requirements in the attached ordinance addressed the concerns of EDC to <br />the extent that was feasible if an ordinance maintaining the intent of <br />environmental documentation and protection was to be adopted. <br />Protection of Open Space in Cluster Subdivisions <br />Another issue expressed by the Committee on April 9 involved the <br />preservation of required open space in a Cluster Subdivision. The <br />existing provisions in the Subdivision Regulations essentially give <br />Orange County the "right of first refusal" of the dedication of all <br />required open space. The proposed changes to Section IV -B -10 (Cluster <br />Developments) include a requirement that "..conservation easements, <br />dedication to the County, restrictive covenants, or other means " be <br />used to assure permanent protection of the resource. This provides an <br />option for the protection of resources through private agreements if <br />such a mechanism is found appropriate for a particular site. The <br />