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16 <br /> This project does, however, create an environment where existing districts can be re- <br /> evaluated to ascertain if further consolidation is possible. <br /> For example, there are currently 9 EDD zoning districts throughout the County. There <br /> has been interest in exploring the possibility of having fewer districts that would be <br /> applicable to all EDDs. <br /> By establishing this new methodology for listing permitted and prohibited uses, there is <br /> opportunity to consolidate these districts thus helping to further streamline existing <br /> processes and helping to eliminate confusion for local residents/property owners with <br /> respect to what is permitted for development on their property. <br /> 8. Will this project modify or change development regulations? <br /> This project will not impact existing development standards/criteria. <br /> Setbacks, density limits, impervious surface requirements, stream buffer standards, <br /> floodplain development standards, etc. are not impacted by the consolidation of the <br /> three existing tables into a central table. <br /> 9. What about review processes for various land uses. Will this project impact <br /> established review processes? <br /> There will be no major impact to development review processes for various land uses. <br /> Land uses permitted by right (i.e. staff review and action on a development <br /> application), through special use permit (i.e. review by the Board of Adjustment as a <br /> Class B or by the BOCC as a Class A), etc. are remaining the same. <br /> A single-family residence, for example, is still permitted by right in the various general <br /> use residential zoning districts, subject to staff review and approval. A use requiring a <br /> special use permit, such as an airport, is still required to go through that process. <br /> 10.Does this proposal alter allowable land uses within various districts? <br /> Yes. In many non-residential zoning districts, additional land uses are going to be <br /> permitted consistent with the previously defined nature and intent of the district. <br /> For example, staff has expanded allowable land uses within the Economic <br /> Development Hillsborough Office/Retail (EDH-4) and the Economic Development <br /> Hillsborough Research and Manufacturing (EDH-5) general use zoning districts <br /> consistent with direction from the BOCC received in the fall of 2016. <br /> These districts have the following purpose/intent: <br /> • EDH-4: provide locations for high intensity office uses and supporting retail and <br /> service uses in the designated Hillsborough Economic Development District. <br /> • EDH-5: provide locations for a wide range of research, assembling, fabricating <br /> and light manufacturing activities, and such ancillary industrial activities as <br /> warehousing and distribution in the designated Hillsborough Economic <br /> Development District. <br /> Additional land uses were added consistent with defined `purpose' of each district. <br />