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floating zones and overlay districts, and provides a few more base zoning districts than provided in the current zoning regulations. One of the biggest differences is how manufactured homes are permitted (see 4.17). The current ordinance permits them by special standards or conditional use permit in certain districts (-AO, CR, LDR, HDR, GC, and LI). Tn the UDO, manufactured homes are regul~ited through the use of an overlay district (IVlHOD). This allows more flexibility in regulating manufactured homes in the county. For example, all HDR districts in the County permit mobile home parks unless that use is excluded through a special use rezoning. In the UDO, the base zoning district would need to have the MHOD designation in order for a mobile home park to be permitted. By using the overlay to regulate manufactured housing, more flexibility is gained because any base zoning district could potentially allow manufactured housing if a property owner were to request the MHOD designation. The use charts are similar in the way they divide different land uses into categories for easy reference (i.e. listings for industrial uses, residential uses, etc.). The UDO offers a more comprehensive list of uses and ties each uses to the Standard ]:ndustrial Classification code or S]:C code which is a nationally recognized standard for defining different types of uses. This should offer more clarity when classifying land uses during the permitting process. Comparison of districts: · AO, CR, and LDR to AG and RE: The UDO offers two Iow density districts vs. three in the current ordinance. The minimum lot size is one acre in all districts. The AG is most like the AO in that it is designed to accommodate agricultural uses. The RE is designed as a Iow density residential district and replaces the CR and LDR districts. Setbacks in the AO and AG are identical. ]:nstead of a 50 foot front setback in the RE a 45 foot setback is permitted with the side and rear setbacks the same as the CR district. While the CR district required clustering when developing 6or more lots the RE does not. This will be handled on a voluntary basis through the clustering standards in 4.8. · MDR to RL, RM-1, and RM-2: The UDO offers three medium density districts while the current ordinance offers only one district. Host residential development in the County occurs in the MDR district. To offer greater flexibility there will be three districts offered in the UDO. While the MDR district permits 10,000 square foot lots as a minimum lot size the RL, RM-1, and RH-2 offer 20,000, 15,000, and 10,000 (or approx, half acre, third of an acre, and quarter acre) square foot minimum lot sizes respectively. This offers a greater variety of sizes between the current ordinances one acre and quarter acre choices. In general, setbacks are slightly less restrictive in the UDO (i.e. front is 25 vs. 30 in the current ordinance).