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Processing is subordinate and incidental to the farm operation and includes the following uses: 1. Basic Processing. Processing necessary to store and market farm products. Basic processing does not include treatment that changes the form of the product but does include treatment such as cutting, drying and packaging, 2. Value -added Processing: Treatment that changes the form of a farm product in order to increase its market value, including such processes as canning, milling, grinding, freezing, heating and fermenting. b. Processing Facility — A facility that processes agricultural products grown or produced on a bona fide farm or cooperative farm venture where the operation is located on the specific bona fide farm or one of the participating cooperative farms. The facility may operate independently from specific farm(s) if the business uses primarily locally grown products and only those companion items or ingredients not produced in the area needed in the preparation of the agricultural or horticultural product. Subordinate retail sales of processed goods and companion items intended to be used with the processed goods may be allowed as an accessory. c. Agricultural Processing Facility, Local /Regional — A large -scale facility that processes agricultural products grown in Orange County and /or within the Orange County region, supplemented by agricultural products grown elsewhere. A principal use, this processing hub should also serve as a source of local employment. Protected Watershed - Land that drains to existing reservoirs which are public water supplies or potential reservoir sites or stream intakes which have been designated for protection. All such lands have been classified by the Environmental Management Commission as WS -II, WS -III or WS -IV watersheds and require protection in accordance with the State Mandate. Reasonable Use — A use that is fair and suitable under the circumstances, bring fair economic return (not necessarily highest economic return), is compatible with the general purposes of promoting the health, safety and general welfare of the public, and furthers a legitimate zoning purpose. Retail Garden Center —A retail sales operation providing lawn and garden supplies and small equipment rental primarily for home landscaping. Typical products include, but are not limited to, decorative stone, garden ornaments, decorative pots, container plant stock, and bagged or bulk sand, mulch and topsoil. Seasonal sales such as Christmas trees, pumpkins and flowers will be permitted in the outdoor display area. A retail garden center serves as a storage facility to store and resale plants, lawn, and garden supplies It is designed to serve primarily individual homeowners, rather than farmers. It is a principal use; it is not part of a bona fide farm operation. Retreat Center - A new or existing facility operated by a corporation or association of persons or churches for social and recreational purposes. A profit or not - for - profit corporation may own a retreat center Reforestation — The reestablishment of a forest through artificial reproduction or natural regeneration Rezoning — A change in zoning district and consequently in allowed land use or allowed intensity of land use for a given parcel or group of parcels of land.