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TO: Orange County Board of Commissioners and Planning Board 11 <br />DATE: September 7, 1999 <br />PAGE: Two <br />REQUESTED ZONING: AS(UPPER ENO-CA)(MTC) -Agricultural Service (Upper <br />Eno Critical Area)(Major Transportation Corridor) <br />The following definition, statements of intent, and application criteria are quoted from <br />the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, as amended. <br />Sec. 4.2.24 AGRICULTURAL SERVICE (AS) DISTRICT <br />DEFINITION <br />Commercial activities offering goods and services-which support production of <br />agricultural products or processing of those products to make them marketable. <br />Examples include, but are not limited to, soil preparation, animal and farm <br />management, landscaping and horticultural services, specialized commercial <br />horticulture, specialized animal husbandry, biocide services, retail sales of farm/garden <br />products, supplies and equipment, equipment rental and repair service, tack shop, <br />farrier, blacksmith, welding shops, facilities for animal shows, animal sales and <br />auctions, agriculture-based clubs/meeting halls, storage and processing plants for <br />agricultural products including wineries and canneries. <br />INTENT <br />The purpose of the AS Agricultural Service District is to provide sites in the rural portion <br />of the County for rural non-farm, non-residential uses which support the horticultural, <br />silvacultural, and agricultural uses of the AR Agricultural-Residential districts. The AS <br />district is usually applied where the following conditions exist: <br />1. The site is within areas designated by the adopted Land Use Element of <br />the Comprehensive Plan as Agricultural-Residential; <br />2. Lot sizes for individual uses are appropriate to the method of water supply <br />and sewage disposal; and <br />3. Normally, the maximum amount of land zoned AS at any location shall not <br />exceed ten acres. <br />Sec. 4.3 PERMITTED USE TABLE (Agricultural Service) <br />Accessory Uses <br />P2 Botanical Gardens & Arboretums <br />P4 Bus Passenger Shelter <br />P7 Church <br />P10 Governmental Protective Services (Police & Fire Stations) Rescue <br />Squads, Volunteer Fire Departments <br />