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10% of site, whichever is less). For purposes of comparison, the INEOS plant and feedstock facility footprint will exceed 40 acres. The proposed regulations establish definitions for "small-scale" and "large-scale" bio fuel plants based on the size criteria contained in FLUE Policy 6.9, establish a staff level administrative permit process for small-scale plants, and establish a special exception process for large-scale plants. Also, specific criteria for plants are proposed that address separation from the Urban Service Area(1 mile or more);special setbacks;haul routes for plant-associated truck traffic;compliance with air emissions, environmental, and fire safety regulations; water supply and water use; and regulations for power generation facilities associated with bio fuel plants. • Updates and clarifies certain use category terms. • Adds a new category in the mobile home park districts for"Limited recreational vehicles in mobile home parks"and establishes the new use as an administrative permit use subject to specific criteria in 971. • Adds "small-scale"Traditional Neighborhood Design(TND)as an administrative permit use in the RM-3,RM-6,RM-8,and RM-10 zoning districts,in accordance with adopted FLUE Policy 18.4, which states the following: "By January 2011, the county shall amend its land development regulations to permit TND development, on multi family zoned project sites that are less than 40 acres in size, as an administrative permit use in the county's conventional zoning districts. As is the case for administrative permit uses, the land development regulations shall spec y criteria addressing design aspects such as project scale, lot widths,setbacks, mix of uses, street layout, rear alleys, building design, and compatibility with adjacent uses." • Revises residential buffer requirements to eliminate the requirement to provide buffers between single-family uses, in accordance with adopted FLUE Policy 9.15, which states: "The county shall not require buffers between similar residential uses. " • Adds the county's long-standing adopted FAR(Floor Area Ratio)land use policy requirements to the appropriate zoning district regulations. • Updates an obsolete reference to Type D buffer(now Type C)and corrects a scrivener's error. • Updates the CN district requirements to reflect the fact that neighborhood commercial nodes are no longer referenced within the comprehensive plan and that CN nodes can no longer be created or expanded. The CN node allowance has been "replaced"by the mixed use FLUE Policy 5.6. • Adds "Pet grooming(no boarding)", "Bail bondsman", and"Used merchandise"(pawnshop) as permitted uses in the CL, CG, and CH districts. • Adds the following permitted uses to the CH district: dance studios/gyms, fitness centers, membership sports/recreation, and convenience stores. • Clarifies library allowances: permitted in CL and CG; administrative permit use in PRO, OCR, MED, and CN. • Clarifies an existing allowance for office uses with associated commercial vehicles to locate where general offices are allowed, under certain conditions ATTACHMENT 2 F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\BCC\2012 BCC\summaryofLDRs.doc 4 7