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Zoning Overview <br />Conventional District Rezoning <br />Zoning promotes development of land uses that can co-exist in proximity to one another consistent with <br />the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. Regulations established by the UDO <br />provide opportunities/constraints associated with land development in an attempt to ensure one <br />person’s ‘reasonable use’ of property does not impact another person’s ability to make reasonable use <br />of their property. <br />In acting on this request, the County is unable to impose conditions and the applicant is not required to <br />define what type of development (i.e. land use) is anticipated. If approved, all 52 land uses permitted <br />within the GC-4 (General Commercial) district could be developed on the property accordingly, <br />consistent with applicable regulations. Conventional district rezoning applications are processed in a <br />legislative manner (i.e., does not require sworn testimony or evidence) and decisions are based on the <br />Board of County Commissioners determination the request is consistent with the purpose and intent of <br />the Comprehensive Plan. <br />A formal site plan, reviewed and approved by staff in accordance with Section 2.5 of the UDO, must be <br />submitted and approved prior to any development activity on the parcel. <br /> <br /> <br />Review Milestones <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Analysis <br />Staff Analysis <br />As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made <br />of the application. In analyzing this request, the Planning Director offers the following: <br />1. The application is complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.8.3 of the UDO; <br />2. The proposal is consistent with goals/objectives outlined within the Orange County Comprehensive <br />Plan concerning development, including: <br />a. Planning Principle 2. Sustainable Growth and Development: Growth and development <br />within the county should occur in a pattern, location, and density that is sustainable over the <br />long-term. <br /> <br />Staff Comment: The properties are located in the Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity <br />Node (CITAN) on the Future Land Use Map (FLUM), and is defined in the 2030 <br />Comprehensive Plan as “[l]and focused on designated road intersections within either a 10- <br />year or 20-year transition area that is appropriate for retail and other commercial uses <br />and/or manufacturing and other industrial uses.” It is also located in the Efland Village <br />Application Submittal Date Submitted on February 13, 2024, <br />completed on March 15, 2024. <br />Orange County Development <br />Advisory Committee (DAC) Review <br />March 21, 2024 <br />Note: the DAC is a staff/agency committee, established in Section 1.9 of the Unified <br />Development Ordinance. <br />58