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respect to the LBCS staff has identified the following potential benefits and <br />constraints: <br />Benefits: Constraints: <br />• The system is somewhat <br />comparable to NAICS with land <br />uses are broken down into <br />individual categories or activity <br />codes. <br /> <br />• The ‘Activities’ land use list <br />employed by LBCS is not as <br />detailed as NAICS. The County <br />may find itself ‘adding’ additional <br />uses to address the findings of <br />Byrd. <br />• Provides access to a list of <br />various land use activities, <br />residential and non-residential, <br />assisting the County address the <br />specifics of Byrd. <br /> <br />• The list, as with NAICS, relies on <br />a numbering system that can <br />create confusion for users. <br />• LBCS also includes a detailed <br />definitional framework on what <br />each land use category is <br />intended to allow. <br /> <br />• The LBCS system relies on a <br />tiered approach to classify land <br />uses. Certain ‘tiers’ in this <br />system offer less detail than <br />NAICS and can be argued are <br />contradictory in nature. <br />To fully implement the LBCS <br />system the County would have to <br />implement all 5 tiers (i.e. activity, <br />function, structure, site, and <br />ownership). <br /> <br />Additional information on the LBCS code can be viewed at: <br />https://www.planning.org/lbcs/. <br />It should be noted the County’s Attorney Office has not expressed a preference for <br />either model. Their advice thus far is to be as detailed as possible. <br />Our goal for the February 1, 2017 ORC meeting is to decide which ‘model’ (NAICS <br />versus LBCS) to utilize moving forward with the project. Attachment 2 contains a <br />comparison of several existing land use categories with LBCS and NAICS codes to <br />provide additional detail on how each system would be employed in a revised table of <br />permitted uses. <br />Based on our initial review the NAICS code provides the County with a <br />comprehensive list of land uses addressing the findings of Byrd consistent with the <br />County’s Attorney office direction. <br />2. General discussion on the continued need for certain general use zoning districts. This <br />process will not involve the elimination or reclassification of existing general use zoning <br />districts. The purpose of this discussion is to ascertain the need for future modifications. <br /> <br /> 4