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BOOK 3F,gG, 61 <br />10. Site Plan Project Classification. Current site plan <br />provisions require major site plan review for projects <br />involving the replacement or addition of 2,000 square feet of <br />building area, even when the amount of new impervious surface <br />area does not itself trip the major site plan threshold (5,000 <br />sq. ft.). Planning staff's experience is that projects <br />involving over 2,000 square feet of building area that do not <br />otherwise trip other major site plan thresholds are truly <br />minor in nature. In relation to such projects, the proposed <br />amendment would require minor rather than major site plan <br />approval. <br />11. Platting -Over Site Plan Projects. For several years, the <br />subdivision ordinance has provided a means for "platting -over" <br />site plan approved projects. Under such circumstances, the <br />approved site plan (which meets all normal requirements) <br />governs project development. Lots underneath building units <br />and private living areas (e.g. patio courtyards) have been <br />allowed to be created via this platting -over provision. <br />Projects that have used this provision include Village Walk <br />and Cambridge Park. Staff is proposing this amendment to <br />clarify the platting -over provisions. <br />12. Calculation of ACLF/Group Home Land Use Intensity. The <br />specific land use criteria for ACLFs/Group Homes currently <br />contain a long narrative that explains the maximum number of <br />residents (as opposed to dwelling units) allowed on ACLF/Group <br />Home sites. The proposed ordinance proposes changes to <br />convert a portion of the narrative language to a formula. The <br />proposed changes also specify how such residents per acre <br />intensities are to be compared with intensities allowed on <br />adjacent properties. <br />13 & 14 <br />CH & IL & IG District Side Yard Setbacks Against FEC Railroad. <br />The current LDRs allow for a 0' setback where the rearyards of <br />properties zoned CH, IL, or IG abut the FEC Railroad. This 0' <br />setback provision is allowed primarily to accommodate the use <br />of railroad access for the warehouse and manufacturing uses <br />allowed in those districts. Through various inquiries, it has <br />come to planning staff's attention that some CH. IL, and IG <br />properties abut the FEC Railroad along the site's sideyard <br />(rather than rearyard) where uses needing railroad access <br />could and should be built. The proposed ordinance proposes <br />that the special FEC Railroad setback provision be applied to <br />side yards (as well as rearyards) for CH, IL, and IG zoned <br />properties. <br />15. TIF Ordinance 15% Reduction for Individual Assessments. <br />Current TIF schedule rates include a 15% "automatic" discount. <br />Under current regulations, developers wishing to perform an <br />individual TIF assessment, rather than accepting the TIF <br />schedule rate, are not allowed to use the 15% discount. <br />Instead, withholding the 15% discount under the current <br />regulations is deemed to be the administrative fee for <br />reviewing the individual assessment. Based upon recent <br />caselaw, the County Attorney's Office has advised staff that <br />the 15% discount must be applied equally to the TIF schedule <br />and to individual assessments. Therefore, the County <br />Attorney's Office has proposed changes to allow the 15% <br />discount for individual assessments. <br />August 15, 1994 <br />6 <br />M M <br />