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Form Revised 09-29-16 1. Purpose/Mission In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the UDO, the Planning Director has initiated text amendments to the UDO to increase the maximum allowable acreage for, and include additional permitted land uses within, the Home Park Conditional Zoning District (HP-CZD). Specifically staff is proposing to increase the maximum allowable acreage for a Home Park to be 100 acres versus the current limit of 50 acres and allow for government office(s) and parks within the HP-CZD district. The purpose of the amendment is to allow for larger home parks within the County, thereby increasing opportunities for additional affordable housing, and allowing for the development of additional land uses within the HP-CZD conditional zoning district. Please note Home Parks are still required to adhere to any established density limits associated with the subject property. 2. Analysis As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: ‘cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners’. The County has begun investigating opportunities to develop affordable housing units on County owned property. These units would be in addition to other existing, or proposed, County operated facilities (i.e. government offices, parks, etc.) located on the same property. Staff was tasked with reviewing the development of a Home Park on 78 acres of property off Millhouse Road, currently slated for development as a park. The 2 parcels, further identified utilizing Orange County Parcel Identification Numbers (PINs) 9871-51-9160 and 9871-60-7301, are currently zoned Rural Buffer (RB) and would have to be rezoned to HP-CZD to accommodate the development of the Home Park. The total area of property involved is approximately 78 acres. Current regulations limit Home Parks to a maximum allowable area of 50 acres. Staff is recommending increasing the maximum allowable land area that can be zoned for development of a Home Park. Further, staff has determined parks and government facilities are not listed as permitted uses of property within the HP-CZD. If the properties were rezoned, the proposed park could not be developed. The proposed amendment will address this issue by allowing for the development of parks and government facilities within the District. 3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) 36