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made some adjustments overall to amusement and recreational facilities. So, with that, if I could
<br /> direct your attention to the presentation. This is an amendment to Chapter 25, Articles 2 and 5,
<br /> relating to Use Permits and zoning district regulations for amusement and recreation facilities,
<br /> indoor and major outdoor.
<br /> The Planning Director is initiating the following three amendments to the Zoning Code relating to
<br /> amusement and recreational facilities, indoor and major outdoor: Number one is to remove the
<br /> option for a obtaining a Use Permit for major outdoor amusement and recreational facilities in the
<br /> Single-Family Residential, Double-Family Residential and Multiple-Family Residential zoning
<br /> districts; this is basically a house cleaning amendment—I'm sorry, what happened here [the
<br /> PowerPoint display causing trouble], oh, I'm sorry, so that's number one—number two is a house
<br /> cleaning amendment to add the requirement of a Use Permit for major outdoor amusement and
<br /> recreational facilities in the Neighborhood Commercial zoning district to be consistent with the
<br /> Use Permit section—it's currently already in there, we are just making it consistent in the actual
<br /> CN zoning district; lastly, to add indoor amusement and recreational facility as a permitted use in
<br /> the Neighborhood Commercial, Limited Industrial and General Industrial zoning districts.
<br /> So, and then on Amendment No. 1 relating to Use Permits, if I could, if I can just briefly read the
<br /> definition of what an amusement and recreational facility, major outdoor is defined in the Zoning
<br /> Code: It's "a permanent facility providing outdoor amusement and entertainment, including theme
<br /> and other types of amusement parks, stadiums, skateboard parks, go-cart and automobile race
<br /> tracks, miniature golf and drive-in theaters." At our Windward Planning Commission hearing, the
<br /> topic came up about skateboard parks; these are separate from skateboard parks that are initiated
<br /> as part of county parks and schools, so these are more commercial-type skateboard parks. The
<br /> purpose of the amendment is to, this will remove the option of allowing a major outdoor
<br /> amusement and recreational facilities in the residential zoning districts, more specifically,
<br /> Single-Family, Double-Family and Multiple-Family, with the approval of a Use Permit. The
<br /> reason for that is because since the Zoning Code was amended in '96 allowing this option, there
<br /> hasn't been a Use Permit that was permitted or requested for this type of use in these zoning
<br /> districts. And when we took a look further at these options, we felt, you know, it's, it really isn't
<br /> an appropriate area to actually even give an option for these, so the Planning Director is
<br /> recommending that we take that option out. There are many other districts that this option is
<br /> either permitted or it's allowed through a Use Permit. Those districts are identified on the bottom
<br /> line there, the RCX, CN, CG, CV, MCX, ML, MG and Open districts.
<br /> The Amendment No. 2, again, this is just a housecleaning amendment. Under Section 25-5-102,
<br /> which is Permitted Uses, in the CN zoning, we are adding the line that allows for major outdoor
<br /> amusement and recreational facilities through the approval of a Use Permit. That currently is not
<br /> in the code, but it is identified under the Use Permit section as being an option available in the CN
<br /> zoning. So all we are doing is a housecleaning amendment to make it consistent with the Use
<br /> Permit section.
<br /> This is more the meat of the amendment and this is relating to amusement and recreational facility,
<br /> indoor in the CN, ML and MG zoning districts. The Planning Director is initiating this to allow
<br /> these in these three zoning districts. Again, for clarity, let's define this. An amusement and
<br /> recreational facility, indoor is defined in the Zoning Code as "an establishment providing indoor
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