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STATE AND COUNTY PLANS <br />2. State Land Use Designation: Agricultural. <br />General Plan LUPAG Map: Intensive Agriculture with small pockets of Extensive <br />Agriculture. <br />4. County Zoning: Agricultural (A -20a). <br />5. Agricultural Project District: The Agricultural Project District (APD) is intended to <br />provide a flexible and creative planning approach for developments within the <br />agricultural zoning districts, in lieu of specific land use designations. The APD will <br />allow for flexibility in the location of specific types of agricultural uses and variations in <br />lot sizes. Under this planning approach, opportunities will be provided for a mix of <br />small-scale agricultural activities and associated residential uses, as well as larger <br />agricultural projects. This district will also provide a vehicle to satisfy the demand for a <br />rural lifestyle on marginal agricultural land, while decreasing the pressure to develop <br />important agricultural land for this purpose. The planning approach would establish a <br />continuity in land uses and designs, while providing for the needed infrastructural <br />facilities and systems to support the various types of agricultural developments. <br />An APD may be established as an amendment to the Zoning Code whenever the <br />public necessity and convenience and the general welfare require that a comprehensive <br />planning approach for an area should be adopted in order to establish a continuity in land <br />uses while providing the required infrastructural facilities and systems. In addition, an <br />APD may only be established if the proposed district: <br />(1) is consistent with the intent and purpose of this chapter and the County <br />General Plan; and <br />(2) will not result in a substantial adverse impact upon the surrounding area, <br />community or region. <br />Any uses permitted either directly or conditionally in the Agricultural or Intensive <br />Agricultural districts are permitted in an APD and the overall density permitted in an <br />APD shall not be greater than one acre per building site. Each of the proposed uses and <br />the overall densities for dwelling uses must be included in a master conceptual plan for <br />-2- <br />