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22 <br /> <br />b. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) – Home Park Conditional Zoning District <br />(HP-CZD) Acreage and Land Use Modifications <br />The Board held a public hearing on a Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) text amendment modifying acreage requirements, specifically increasing the <br />maximum allowable size of the district from 50 to 100 acres, and including new permitted land <br />uses (i.e. public parks and government land uses) within the Home Park Conditional Zoning <br />District (HP-CZD) and decide on one of the following options: <br />a. Adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of Consistency <br />b. Defer a decision to a later BOCC regular meeting date <br />c. Refer the item back to the Planning Board for a specific purpose. <br /> <br />Patrick Mallett, Planner II, reviewed the information below: <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />The County has begun investigating opportunities and constraints associated with the <br />development of affordable housing. This includes potentially allowing for development of <br />affordable housing units on County owned property in addition to existing, or proposed, <br />government facilities (i.e. offices, parks, etc.). <br /> <br />One opportunity being reviewed is the development of Manufactured Homes (i.e. Mobile <br />Homes) through the Home Park Conditional Zoning District (HP-CZD) rezoning process. <br />Current regulations limit HP-CZD to a maximum allowable area of 50 acres. Staff is <br />recommending increasing the maximum allowable land area for said district be increased to <br />100 acres. <br /> <br />Further, staff has determined that parks and government facilities are not listed as permitted <br />uses of property within the HP-CZD. If the properties under consideration were rezoned, other <br />uses such as a public park could not be developed. The proposed amendment will address this <br />issue by allowing for the development of parks and government facilities within the District. <br /> <br />For more information please refer to Attachment 1. <br /> <br />Planning Director Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br />Statement of Consistency, as contained in Attachment 3, and the UDO Text Amendment, as <br />contained within Attachment 4. <br /> <br />Planning Board Recommendation: At its May 2, 2018 meeting, the Board voted unanimously to <br />recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency and the UDO amendment package. An <br />excerpt of the draft minutes and the signed Statement of Consistency from this meeting are <br />included in Attachment 2. <br /> <br />Commissioner Price asked if any thought has been given to allowing parks in all <br />districts, such as commercial parks; and if blanket coverage can be done. <br />Patrick Mallet said this item refers to this particular district. <br />Chair Dorosin said maybe the Board can have more discussions about Commissioner <br />Price’s questions at a later date. <br /> <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Burroughs for <br />the Board to open the public hearing.