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4)The current use of the property is nonresidential; <br />5)The remaining vegetated buffers on the property are preserved in accordance with <br />Section 6.13.4 of this Ordinance. <br />This new standard is proposed as the new Section 4.2.4(A), “Residential Density, Density <br />Exceedance Allowance”. <br />Accompanying this statutory amendment is one to the Section 6.14 Stormwater standards, <br />clarifying that, under such situations, only the new “built upon area” (aka “impervious surface”) <br />must be treated with Stormwater Control Measures, as required by State and federal laws; the <br />existing BUA does not require stormwater treatment. The developer may elect to treat the <br />existing BUA, and it may be offered as a condition of approval of a conditional zoning or <br />special use permit application, but it cannot be required. This additional allowance is reflected <br />primarily in the new Section 6.14.5(C) “Redevelopment Exemption”, as well as subsection <br />4.2.7(E) “Modifications of the Impervious Surface Ratio”. <br />Planning Director’s Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the: <br />1.Statement of Approval and Consistency indicating the text amendments are reasonable <br />and in the public interest, as contained in Attachment 3. <br />2.Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendments, as contained in Attachment 4. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no costs associated with this project other than the use of <br />staff time and the required legal advertisement for the text amendment’s public hearing. <br />County staff has and will continue to accomplish the necessary tasks associated with <br />amending the UDO and the legal advertisement will be paid from budgeted funds for this <br />purpose. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Board: <br />1.Review and discuss the proposed UDO text amendments; <br />2.Consider the Planning Director’s recommendation; and <br />3.Make a recommendation to the BOCC on the Statement of Approval and <br />Consistency (Attachment 3) and the proposed UDO text amendments (Attachment <br />4)in time for the June 4, 2024, BOCC meeting. <br />9897