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Article 5: Uses <br /> Section 5.2: Table of Permitted Uses <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-21 <br /> <br />TABLE OF PERMITTED USES – GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS <br /> <br />* = PERMITTED USE ǻ = SUBJECT TO USE STANDARDS A = CLASS A SPECIAL USE B = CLASS B SPECIAL C= CONDITIONAL USE (REZONING & CLASS A SUP) 13 <br />USE TYPE <br />GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS14 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS CONDITIONAL ZONING <br />RB AR R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R8 R13 LC1 NC2 CC3 GC4 EC5 O/ <br />RM AS EI I 1 I2 I3 PID EDB- <br />1 <br />EDB- <br />2 <br />EDE- <br />1 <br />EDE- <br />2 <br />EDH- <br />1 <br />EDH- <br />2 <br />EDH- <br />3 <br />EDH- <br />4 <br />EDH- <br />5 <br />ASE- <br />CZ <br />MPD- <br />CZ <br />HP- <br />CZ <br />REDA- <br />CZ-1 <br />~ Use may not be permitted as a Conditional Use District; See Section 5.1.4(E) <br />^ Allowed as more than one principal use if located on a bona fide farm (see Section 6.2.5)15 <br />AGRICULTURAL USES16 <br />1.17 <br />~ Agricultural Processing Facility *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />2. Agricultural Processing Facility, <br />Community ^ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br /> <br />3 Agricultural Services Uses *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />4. Cold Storage Facility A *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />5. Community Farmers’ Market ^ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />6. Composting Operation, no <br />grinding18 A *ǻ <br /> <br />Composting Operation, with grinding <br />~19 A * <br /> <br />7. Cooperative Farm Stand ^ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />8. Equestrian Center A *ǻ <br />9. Farm Equipment Rental, Sales <br />and Service ~ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br /> <br />10. Farm Supply Store *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />11. Feed Mill ~ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br />12. Greenhouses with On <br />Premises Sales ^ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br /> <br />13StaffisanticipatingachangeinStatelawthatwilleliminatethe‘ConditionalUse’reviewandapprovalconstruct(i.e.approvingaspecificlandusewitharezoningrequestandissuanceofaSpecialUsePermit).Theprocessisstillbeingreferencedastheanticipated <br />changeinStatelawhasnotoccurred.TheprocessislistedforseveralusesallowedwithintheEconomicDevelopmentgeneralusezoningdistricts.Thismatterwillbehandledinafutureordinanceamendmentprocess. <br />14Pleasenoteitisstaff’sintentiontoseekauthorization/guidanceontheconsolidationofexistingzoningdistrictsinpreparationforafutureUDtextamendment. <br />15AfterconferringwiththeCounty’sAttorneyoffice,itwasdeterminedtheuseofsymbolstodenotedevelopmentopportunities/constraints(i.e.usesprohibitedfordevelopmentthroughtheConditionalUsepermittingprocessorallowedasmorethan1principal <br />useonabonafidefarm)wouldnotmeetlegalsufficiencyandcouldcreateconfusion.Symbols,fromhereforward,shallonlybeusedtodenotethereview/approvalprocessofagivenlanduse.StaffwillbeaddinglanguageinArticle5spellingoutthese <br />allowances/limitationsforeachindividuallanduse. <br />16Atthistimestaffisnotanticipatinganymajorchanges/modificationstotheselanduses.Aquestionhasarisenontheneedtoinclude‘CropProduction–NotonaBonaͲFideFarm’inthetable.Staffdoesnotbelieveitisnecessaryatthistime. <br />17InreviewingthetablewiththeCounty’sAttorneyOfficeithasbeensuggestedwenumberindividuallandusestoprovideadditionalclarity. <br />18RefertoFootnote19forexplanation. <br />19Staffisrecommending‘CompostingOperations’becombinedinto1landusecategorywithspecificlanguageinArticle5outliningwhengrindingoperationswillandwillnotbeallowedandwhatstandardssaidoperationswillhavetoabideby. <br /> 28