Agenda - 05-04-2021; 5-b - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments

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Article 3: Base Zoning Districts 132 Section 3.8: Conditional Districts SECTION • • 3.8.1 Generally This Ordinance contains regulations that establish zoning districts and assign land uses to one or more of these districts. The Ordinance also provides standards for development that regulate lot size, yards, parking, landscaping, open space management, and other aspects of land use planning. However, there are certain circumstances when: (A) A g8Reral Z^n;n^conventional district designation would not be appropriate for a certain property, but a specific use permitted within the district would be consistent with the objectives of this Ordinance and/or the adopted Comprehensive Plan, (B) A planning study, adopted by the Board of County Commissioners, indicates there may be opportunities to allow for specific classifications of development within a specific geographic area of the county that is not located within appropriate Land Use Categories to allow for a gener il useconventional district rezoning to occur, (C) Certain uses, groups of uses, or types of development that, because of their nature or scale, have particular impacts on both the immediate area and the community as a whole and cannot be predetermined or controlled by^e9 econventional district standards, or (D) A property owner proposes the development, adoption, and imposition of unified development standards associated with the approval of a master development plan for a specific parcel of property that may or may not involve proposed modification of existing development regulations. In these circumstances, a Conditional Districts may be utilized. 2 Purpose and Intent (A) Conditional Districts may be established for specialized purposes where tr s suitable in location, area and character for the use and structures prop o d are to be planned and developed on a unified basis. (B) a suitability of tracts for the development proposed shall be termined primarily by r rence to the adopted Comprehensive Plan, any rel nt adopted small area plan, an the standards outlined in this Ordinance, but e consideration shall be given to the isting and prospective character of rounding development. (C) Conditional Distri offer advantages to bot a general public and property owners. (1) Benefits to the ge ral public in de: (a) A more efficient a ective use of land, (b) A more efficien se o ergy, (c) The redu ' n of the costs o ntinuing maintenance responsibilities, (d) The aster planning of infrastructu development within the region, and (e) higher level of amenities in all types o velopment. (2) nefits to property owners include: (a) Greater flexibility in the development of their land, (b) The opportunity to utilize new and ingenious development hniques, and (c) A more prudent use of time, money, effort, and other resources. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 3-62