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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 5-23 <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 />23. Schools: VocationalTechnical, <br />Trade, and Skill Training29 * * * * * * * * * * <br /> <br />24. Schools: Universities, Colleges <br />& Institutes <br />* <br />A <br />* <br />A <br />* <br />A30 <br /> *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ * ǻ *ǻ <br /> <br />EXTRACTIVE USES 31 <br />25. Extraction of Earth Products 32 A A A A A <br />Government Uses <br />26. <br /> <br />Government Facilities and <br />Office Buildings Except as <br />Identified Herein33 <br />* * * * * * * * * *34 * * * *35 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * <br /> 26 (A). 36 Detention Centers37 * <br /> 26 (B). <br />Military Installations <br />(National Guard & <br />Reserve Armory)38 <br /> *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ *ǻ <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Manufacturing, Assembly, and Processing, and Distribution Uses – Food 39, 40 <br />28TheproposedusecategorywouldincludepreͲschoolto12thgrade. <br />29Theproposedlandusecategorywouldincludeacommunitycollege,tradeschool,continuingeducationclasses,etc. <br />30AfterconferringwithBOCCmembers,staffisrecommendingweallowtheusewithinresidentialdistrictsonlywiththeissuanceofaClassASpecialUsePermit.Thiswillensureconsistencywithhow‘schools’aregeneraltreatedwithinresidentialzoningdistrictsby <br />theCounty.Staffisrecommendingmodifyingtheexisting‘NonͲprofitEducationalCooperative’standardsinArticle5toestablishstandardsfortheseuses. <br />31ThenextusecategoryinSection5.2.1,theexistingtable,was‘CommercialUses’.AstheBoardisalreadyaware,landuseswithinthisexistingcategoryarenowlocated,respectively,withintheproposednew‘Office’,‘Retail’and‘Services’usecategoriesas <br />identifiedherein. <br />32Thecurrentdefinitionofthislandusedoesnotpermittheprocessingofmaterials‘beyondincidentalmechanicalconsolidationorsortingtofacilitatetransportationtothesiteofuseorlocationoffurtherprocessing’.Staffhadoriginallyrecommendedadding <br />languagetospelloutthisdistinctionwithinthetable.AfterconferringwiththeCounty’sAttorneyOfficeitwasdeterminedthedistinctionwasnotnecessaryastheCountyischoosingtolimitallextractionoperationstohavingnoonͲsiteprocessingofmaterials. <br />33Staffhascombinedgovernmentoffices/buildingandprotectiveservices(i.e.fireandpolicedepartments)intoasingleusecategoryastheywerepredominatelyallowedinthesamezoningdistricts. <br />34Currently,theonlyGovernmentFacilityallowedwithintheLCͲ1zoningdistrictareofficebuildingsandnotprotectiveservices(i.e.fireandpolicedepartments).Staffisrecommendingprotectiveservicesbeallowedwithinthisdistrict. <br />35Currently,theonlyGovernmentFacilityallowedwithintheECͲ5zoningdistrictareprotectiveservices(i.e.fireandpolicedepartments).Giventhepurposeandintentofthedistrict,staffisrecommendingtheallowancebedeleted. <br />36InconsultationwiththeCounty’sAttorneyofficeininstanceswherestaffisattemptingtoidentifyspecificlandusesthatarenotconsideredpartofanallͲencompassinglandusecategory,wewillrightjustifytexttosignify <br />37Staffhasalwaysviewedthisuseasa‘governmentfacility’.StaffisrecommendinglimitingwheresuchafacilitycanbedevelopedwithintheCountyasindicatedherein. <br />38Aswithseveralotherlanduses,itislikelyamilitaryinstallationisexemptfromlocallanduseregulation(s). <br />39Staffisproposingtomergetheexisting‘Manufacturing,Assembly,andProcessing’landusecategoryfromtheEconomicDevelopmentDistrict(EDD)tables(Section5.2.2oftheUDO)withSection5.2.1.TheexistinglandusecategorycontainedinSection5.2.1, <br />especiallythosereferencingallowablemanufacturing/industriallanduses,isnotverywelldefined.StaffhasaddedusesconsistentwiththePlanningBoardandBOCCreviewofamendmentstotheHillsboroughEDDdistrictsinthefallof2016 <br />40StaffisproposingtobreakdownlandusesintheManufacturing,Assembly,andProcessinglandusecategoryto‘Food’and‘Other’.Therationalebehindtherecommendationistoprovideclaritytothereaderandavoidunnecessaryconfusion. <br /> 30