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• Planning & Zoning Commission Action <br /> At its regular meeting of December 13,2012,the PZC voted 6-0 to recommend that the Board adopt <br /> the proposed LDR amendment ordinance. <br /> Because the proposed amendments include changes to the list of uses allowed in certain zoning <br /> districts, two BCC hearings are required. The Board has set the first public hearing for its regular <br /> meeting of January 22,2013. The second hearing is scheduled for a special meeting on February 5, <br /> 2013 that will begin at 5:01 pm. <br /> ANALYSIS <br /> Typically,commercial outdoor vehicle storage lots do not have enclosed buildings,but do consist of <br /> paved or stabilized"parking lots"for vehicles(cars,trucks,semi-trailers,buses,boats,recreational <br /> vehicles,and heavy equipment)within secure,fenced"compounds"that have perimeter landscaping. <br /> Under existing county land development regulations(LDRs),the outdoor vehicle storage lot use is <br /> not allowed in the CL district. <br /> 0 Existing County Regulations <br /> Currently,the county has a number of conventional commercial and industrial zoning districts that <br /> differ in intensity and purpose. Generally, less intense districts, such as the CL district,are located <br /> next to residential areas,while the more intense districts are located next to non-residential uses and <br /> districts (see attachment #1). <br /> The county's conventional commercial and industrial districts, listed from least intense to most <br /> intense, are as follows: <br /> PRO (Professional Office) <br /> OCR(Office, Commercial, Residential) <br /> MED (Medical) <br /> CN (Neighborhood Commercial) <br /> CL (Limited Commercial) <br /> CG (General Commercial <br /> CH (Heavy Commercial) <br /> IL (Light Industrial) <br /> IG (General Industrial) <br /> Under existing regulations, stand-alone paved or unpaved outdoor vehicle storage lots are allowed <br /> only within the CH,IL,and IG districts. Within those districts,several unpaved vehicle storage lots <br /> have been developed in the past 20 years. In each case, the unpaved vehicle storage lot was <br /> approved through the site plan process and subject to special buffer requirements specified in the <br /> county's parking regulations. According to the current code, vehicle storage lots, where allowed, <br /> must provide a Type"C"buffer with a 6' opaque feature along any major roadway and along a local <br /> roadway where property opposite the storage lot is commercially zoned but is not zoned CH,IL,or <br /> IG. No special buffer is required where a vehicle storage lot abuts a property zoned CH, IL, or IG. <br /> 140. Where the storage lot is located adjacent to a multi-family or single-family zoning district or use,a <br /> 6' opaque feature and Type B"(or higher)buffer is required. Depending upon planting density,a <br /> Type "C"buffer may be 15' or 20' wide, while a Type "B" buffer may be 25' or 30' wide. <br /> FACommunity Development\Users\CurDev\BCC\2013 BCC\OutdoorStoragereportl-22-13.doc 2 79 <br />