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Attachment 4 <br />Because the UDO has been amended since these comments were made, referenced sections may be slightly off as some portions of the UDO have been <br />renumbered. <br />2 <br />Implementation Bridge - Future Phase Suggestions Planning Staff Comment <br />page 12 <br />Review and adjust notification requirements to make more <br />appropriate to rural vs. suburban areas. (E.g., rural rezonings may <br />require larger areas of notification. <br />Staff recommends that notification requirements remain as written as <br />rural rezonings do not have a greater area of immediate impact when <br />compared to suburban/urban rezonings. The County's notification <br />procedures comply with State statutes and include sign posting(s) and <br />newspaper advertisements in addition to mailed letters to property <br />owners within 500 feet of a parcel proposed for rezoning. <br />page 12 Revisit Conditional District provisions to consider restricting <br />locations in which they can be applied. <br />Because of adjustments made to conditional districts near the end of the <br />adoption process, this item is DONE. <br />page 12 Revisit home occupation rules. <br />page 12 Exclude government or municipal uses from residential zoning. <br />It is common zoning practice to allow public uses in residential zoning <br />districts. Staff does not recommend that government uses be excluded <br />from the residential zoning districts. Several years ago some government <br />uses required issuance of an SUP but due to case law that discouraged <br />governments from issuing themselves SUPs, the requirement was <br />removed. <br />page 12 <br />Add back language about required findings that was formerly <br />included for Planned Developments in the existing Zoning <br />Ordinance. <br />Staff believes the language is properly referenced within the Conditional <br />Use, Conditional Zoning, and Special Use Permitting processes and there <br />is no need to add repetitive language back into the UDO. <br />page 12 Differentiate between urban and rural character for regulations <br />such as signage and subdivision standards. <br />page 12 <br />Review the full range of design standards that are currently <br />included in the UDO, to determine if adjustments would help to <br />promote County goals and objectives. (Note: the Appendix <br />contains 22 specific suggestions for review of standards such as <br />building height, lighting, signs, adult entertainment uses, road and <br />driveway requirements, hours of operation, and airport zoning.) <br />Environmental Ideas <br />60