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0 0 BOOK 17 PAGE 603 01 O ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF LEE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA BE IT ORDAINED, by the Board of Commissioners of Lee County, North Carolina that the zoning ordinance be, and it hereby is, amended as follows: Section 1. Amend Article V, Establishment of Districts, Section 1. District Names by deleting the RA-80/65, RA-80/65 CU, RA-50/40, RA-50/40 CU, RA-35/30, RA-35/30 CU, RR- 45/40, RR-45/40 CU, RR-35/30, RR-35/30 CU, RR-15, RR-15 CU, RM-45/40, RM-45/40 CU, RM-35/30, RM- 35/30 CU, RM-15, RM-15 CU zoning designations and adding the RA Conservation and RA Conservation CU zoning designations. Section 2. Amend Article VII, District Regulations, Section 1 Intent of Zoning District where it is hereby repealed in its entirety and shall hereinafter read as follows: RA-C, Residential Agricultural Conservation District: The purpose of this district is to provide a place for very low residential uses. Land use in this district is primarily agrarian and rural. This district is applied to promote water quality and other environmental issues. RA-C CU, Residential Agricultural Conservation Conditional Use District: Identical to the Residential Agricultural Conservation District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a prerequisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. RA, Residential Agricultural District. The purpose of this district is to provide a place for agricultural and very low-density residential uses. Land uses in this district are primarily agrarian and rural. Requests for rezoning to a higher intensity use district must demonstrate that the proposed development would be in accordance with the Lee County Land Use Plan. RA-CU, Residential Agricultural Conditional Use District. Identical to the Residential Agricultural District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a prerequisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter. RR, Residential Restricted District. The purpose of this district is to provide a place for low density single-family residential areas (site built homes where water and sewer needs are met by individual wells and septic tanks. This district is primarily suburban in character. Requests for rezoning to a higher intensity use district must demonstrate that the proposed development will be adequately provided with water and sewer services to specifications approved by the County Sanitarian and the N. C. Department of Environment, Health, and Natural Resources. RR-CU, Residential Restricted Conditional Use District. Identical to the Residential Restricted District except that a Conditional Use Permit is required as a prerequisite to any use or development as provided in this chapter.