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At the BOCC work session on May 14, 2013, the BOCC asked staff to get input from the <br />advisory boards, especially the Agricultural Preservation Board, on whether removing the more <br />intensive uses from the new conditional zoning district (ASE-CZ) would be acceptable. <br />Planning staff is requesting Planning Board input on this aspect of the program. <br /> <br />Agricultural Preservation Board Meeting – October 16 <br /> <br />Perdita Holtz attended the Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) meeting on October 16. <br />Certain members of the APB are still considering the amendment package but initial feedback <br />is that the APB will recommend that the more intensive uses remain in the ASE-CZ zoning <br />district as potential uses but that these particular uses would not be applicable to the Rural <br />Buffer land use classification. Planning staff can easily write the regulations to exclude the <br />more intensive ASE-CZ uses from consideration in the Rural Buffer. <br /> <br />Additional Information for Planning Board <br /> <br />Planning staff would like to make the Planning Board aware that many of the discussions over <br />the years have related not only to zoning/land use issues but also to Environmental Health <br />(well, septic, and food safety [commercial kitchen]) and Building Code (buildings that allow <br />public access must be built to more rigorous standards to enhance public safety) matters. <br />Some people feel that some of the Environmental Health and Building Code regulations, <br />adopted at the State level and unchangeable by local governments, are burdensome. It is <br />possible that the Planning Board may hear input from others on these matters so staff is <br />informing the Board of these ancillary issues. <br /> <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Existing Staff has accomplished the work completed thus far on this <br />project. It is anticipated that existing staff will be able to complete the necessary work required <br />for this project. <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Staff recommends the Ordinance Review Committee <br />continue its review and comment upon the proposed amendments to the UDO and <br />Comprehensive Plan. <br />28