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Chapter 911 & 912 • Updates the zoning/land use designation relationship table to match Table 2.14, Relationship Between Land Use Designation and Zoning Districts, in the Future Land Use Element [FLUE]. • Requires a buffer between new residential development located within the Urban Service Area and adjacent active agricultural operations,in accordance with the second paragraph of adopted FLUE Policy 6.4, which states: "Within the urban service area, the county shall require subdivision and planned development projects that propose new residential lots adjacent to active agricultural operations to provide special buffers. " • Updates and clarifies how and when specific conservation district boundaries are determined and depicted on the official zoning atlas. • Adds group homes as a conditional use in the agricultural districts in the same way as group homes are allowed in low-density residential districts,with a condition that an active agriculture buffer be located between any larger group home building(Level III: 13—20 residents)and adjacent active agricultural operations. This active agriculture buffer condition was based on input from the AAC. • Adds reservoirs and water farming as permitted uses in agricultural districts in accordance with FLUE Policy 6.10, which states the following: "Because reservoirs and water farming allow the reuse of stormwater for irrigation or other uses while also attenuating the flow of stormwater into the Indian River Lagoon, the county's land development regulations shall permit the development of reservoirs and water farming in agricultural areas. The county acknowledges that public or private utilities may be a necessary mechanism for water farming to occur." As proposed, water farming and reservoirs will be permitted uses in agricultural districts and will not require county site plan or special planning approval. Reservoirs and impoundments are regulated by SJRWMD regulations through Environmental Resource Permits and Consumptive Use Permits. • Adds small-scale bio fuel plants as a staff level administrative permit use in the A-2 and A-3 zoning districts, and adds large scale bio fuel plants as a special exception use in the A-1,A-2, and A-3 districts,all in accordance with adopted FLUE Policy 6.9, which states the following: "By 2011, the county shall adopt development regulations allowing small-scale biofuel processing plants as accessory agricultural uses in areas designated AG-2 and AG-3. The equipment,processing areas, and transport facilities of accessory biofuel-processing plants shall occupy no more than 20 acres or 10% of a site, whichever is less. Such facilities shall be subject to staff-level site plan approval and shall be located at least 300'away from nearby residential uses. Larger scale biofuel processing plants shall be allowed in areas designated AG-1, AG-2, and AG-3 if approved through the special exception process." In addition, the proposed LDR changes allow small-scale bio fuel plants in the A-1 district as a special exception use, with required 300'setbacks and limitations on plant area (20 acres or F:\Community Development\Users\CurDev\BCC\2012 BCC\summaryofLDRs.doc ATTACHIANT 3 6