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Zoning Conversion: Agricultural, Rural, & Residential Zones Why Are Zones Changing?

The document discusses proposed changes to zoning codes for agricultural, rural, and residential zones in the county. It aims to simplify outdated zones, update development standards, and clarify current zones. The current zones like Rural and R-40 would be replaced by proposed zones like Rural and Rural Residential that have similar intended purposes of preserving agriculture, rural character, and environmental areas. Residential zones are also consolidated from zones like RE-2, RE-1, R-200 into proposed zones like RE-2, RE-1, RLD-20 with minimum lot sizes ranging from 2 to 0.25 acres.

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Zoning Conversion: Agricultural, Rural, & Residential Zones Why Are Zones Changing?

The document discusses proposed changes to zoning codes for agricultural, rural, and residential zones in the county. It aims to simplify outdated zones, update development standards, and clarify current zones. The current zones like Rural and R-40 would be replaced by proposed zones like Rural and Rural Residential that have similar intended purposes of preserving agriculture, rural character, and environmental areas. Residential zones are also consolidated from zones like RE-2, RE-1, R-200 into proposed zones like RE-2, RE-1, RLD-20 with minimum lot sizes ranging from 2 to 0.25 acres.

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Zoning Conversion: Agricultural, Rural, & Residential Zones Why Are Zones Changing?

To eliminate redundant and unmapped zones. To simplify and update the new zoning code. To clarify current development standards.
CurrentZone
RURALZONESIntendedPurpose oftheProposedZone RDT To promoteagricultureastheprimarylanduseinsectionsoftheCountydesignatedfor agriculturalpreservationintheGeneralPlan,theFunctionalMasterPlanforPreservationof AgricultureandRuralOpenSpace,andotherMasterPlans. Topreserveruralareasofthecounty foragricultureandothernaturalresourcedevelopment, residentialusesofruralcharacter,extensiverecreationalfacilities,andprotectionofscenicand environmentallysensitiveareas. Toprovidedesignatedareasinthecountyforacompatiblemixtureofagricultureusesand verylowdensityresidentialdevelopment,andtoprotectscenicandenvironmentallysensitive areas. Preserveopenland,environmentallysensitivenaturalresourcesandruralcommunity characterthroughclusteringofresidentialdevelopmentintheformofsmallneighborhoods. Agricultural Conservation AC Existing R-40 Zone Existing R-60 Zone

Example: The existing R-40 zone comprises only 0.06% of the County and has identical standards for detached houses as the R-60 zone. Additionally, R-40 zone no longer used by planners.

ProposedZone

Rural

RuralResidential

RR

RC,LDRC

RuralCluster

RC

RNC

RuralNeighborhood Cluster

RNC

RESIDENTIALZONESCritical ComponentoftheProposedZone RE2,RE2C RE1 R200, R150,RMH 200 R90 R60, R40,RMH RT6,RT8 RT10,RT12.5 RT15 R30,R4plex R20 R10,RH Requiresaminimumlotsizeforadetachedunithouseof2acres Requiresaminimumlotsizeforadetachedunit houseof1acre Requires aminimumlotsizeforadetachedunithouseof20,000squarefootlots(sf) Requiresaminimumlotsizeforadetachedunithouseof9,000sf Requiresaminimumlotsizeforadetachedunithouseof6,000sf TownhouseLowDensityallowstownhousesatadensityupto9units peracre TownhouseMediumDensityallowstownhousesatadensityupto12unitsperacre TownhouseHighDesityallowstownhousesatadensityupto15unitsperacre Highdensityresidentialwhichallowsapartment/condominiumbuildingsonaminimumsiteof 12,000sf,requiringlandareaequivalentto3,000sfperunit,forupto14unitsperacre. Allowsapartment/condominiumbuildingsonaminimumsiteof16,000sf,requiringlandarea equivalentto2,000sfperunit,forupto22unitsperacre. Allowsapartment/condominiumbuildingsonaminimumsiteof20,000sf,requiringarea equivalentto1,000sfperunit,forupto44unitsperacre ResidentialEstate2 ResidentialEstate1 ResidentialLow Density20 ResidentialMedium Density9 ResidentialMedium Density6 TownhouseLow Density TownhouseMedium Density TownhouseHigh Density ResidentialHigh Density ResidentialHigh Density ResidentialHigh Density RE2 RE1 RLD20 RMD9 RMD6 TLD TMD THD RHD3 RHD2 RHD1

ProposalbasedonNovember22,2011 ZAPReviewDraft

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