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2 <br /> Recommendations in RED <br /> UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE <br /> Conditional Use Districts- Better option (Conditional Zoning) already exists in the UDO; both the North <br /> Carolina Bar Association and the University of North Carolina, School of Government have recommended <br /> that the legislature repeal Conditional Use District authority for multiple reasons. The legislature is currently <br /> working on this. It is unduly burdensome to applicants and County staff. It requires a legislative rezoning <br /> AND a quasi-judicial hearing. Everything that may be accomplished in a Conditional Use District may be <br /> accomplished through Conditional Zoning. Recommending repeal to planning board and staff <br /> • "A conditional use district rezoning is initiated when the owner asks for a rezoning to a new <br /> zoning district that does not have any automatically permitted uses, only uses allowed by <br /> the issuance of a conditional use permit. In the usual conditional use district rezoning <br /> process,the owner applies for a special or conditional use permit for a particular project at <br /> the same time the rezoning is requested and the two decisions (the rezoning and the <br /> permit) are considered in a single proceeding." (UNC School of Government) <br /> • "This is different from a conditional use district in that there is no accompanying conditional <br /> use permit. All of the site specific standards and conditions (sometimes including a site <br /> plan) are incorporated into the zoning district regulations." (UNC School of Government) <br /> Reduce the number of land uses- Planning is currently rewriting the Table of Permitted Uses, so this the best <br /> time to reduce the number of land uses. Examples for cleanup: No need for distinctions between Bed & <br /> Breakfast, Bed & Breakfast Inn, Country Inn, Residential Hotel, Rooming House, etc.Amendment in process <br /> Consolidate and streamline major subdivisions-There are exempt subdivisions, minor subdivisions, and five <br /> different types of major subdivisions. Planning staff are in agreement that subdivisions could be streamlined <br /> to three total types of subdivision; exempt, major, minor. Recommending to Planning Board and staff <br /> amendment <br /> GENERAL ORDINANCES <br /> Chapter 1 <br /> Penalties-The Board indicated it may not be comfortable with violations of county ordinances resulting in a <br /> $500 fine and 30 days in jail. Reducing the penalties here will reduce the penalties for all those ordinances <br /> that don't have a specific penalty included within their terms. Provide Direction <br /> Chapter 4 <br /> Animal Control Ordinance-Amend to clearly specify what may be appealed to the appeal panels. Current <br /> language is problematic in that it could be construed to allow appeal of items not traditionally subject to <br /> appeal. Amendment in Progress <br /> Chapter 6 <br />