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Article 5: Uses Section 5.2: Table of Permitted Uses Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 5-36 TABLE OF PERMITTED USES – GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS * = PERMITTED USE ∆ = SUBJECT TO USE STANDARDS A = CLASS A SPECIAL USE B = CLASS B SPECIAL C= CONDITIONAL USE (REZONING & CLASS A SUP) 16 USE TYPE GENERAL USE ZONING DISTRICTS17 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS CONDITIONAL ZONING RB AR R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R8 R13 LC1 NC2CC3GC4EC5O/RM AS EI I 1 I2 I3 PID EDB-1 EDB-2 EDE-1 EDE-2 EDH-1 EDH-2 EDH-3 EDH-4 EDH-5 ASE-CZ MPD-CZ HP-CZ REDA-CZ-1 ~ Use may not be permitted as a Conditional Use District; See Section 5.1.4(E) ^ Allowed as more than one principal use if located on a bona fide farm (see Section 6.2.5)18 Historic Sites Non-Residential/Mixed Use143 A A A Kennels, Class I144 * * * * * * Research and Manufacturing Facility145 * * * * Research Facility ~145 * * * * * * * 8582. Research Lands & Installations, Non-profit * Rural Heritage Museum146 B B B B B Rural Special Events ^ 146 * * * Special Events (Less than 150) 146 * * * 143 Staff is recommending the use be eliminated.  There was only 1 use permitted under this process, which has since expired and is no longer in operation.  There is no easy way to define what exactly is permitted/unpermitted creating issues of legal sufficiency. 144 After continued review there is no apparent need to continue to list a Class I Kennel as a permitted use.  As currently listed, a property could be developed to house less than 20 animals as a permitted land use, which was not the original intent.  Maintaining the category creates confusion. 145 ‘Research and Manufacturing’ has been moved to the Manufacturing land use category.  ‘Research Facility’ uses have been moved to the Office land use category. 146 All three uses are now included within the ‘Service Uses’ land use category. 61