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Home My WebLink AboutORD-2009-031- Planning - Amending Orange County Zoning Ordinance (Critical Watershed Overlay Zoning)•• c~ AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE WHEREAS, there has been increased attention paid to existing Nodes throughout the County, and WHEREAS, the majority of the Cedar Grove Rural Community Activity Node is currently located within a Critical Watershed Overlay Zoning District that prohibits the development of non-residential land uses, and WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners has determined that it was not the original intent to restrict development within the Cedar Grove Rural Community Activity Node when comprehensive watershed regulations were adopted, WHEREAS, the proposed amendment encourages the development of the Nodes consistent with the original intent of the Comprehensive Plan, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, hereby amends the Orange County Zoning Ordinance by adding (indicated by double underlined language) and deleting (indicated by stricken through language) as follows: PART I: That Section 6.23.1 of the Ordinance be amended as follows: ISTRICT LAND USE RESTRICTIONS No new landfills are permitted. IV-CA No commercial or industrial uses are permitted except for IV-PW commercial development, in accordance with the provisions of CANE-CA the Ordinance located within established I~Todes as detailed -ENO-CA within the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.. No new golf courses are permitted IV-CA CANE-CA No residual (sludge) application is permitted. -ENO-CA CANE-PW -ENO-PW YCO-PW ITTLE-PW No discharging landfills are permitted. Industrial use is limited to ACK-PW nonhazardous light industrial uses characterized by low water use LAT-PW (less than 10,000 gpd, excluding domestic water (25 gpd per AW-PW employee) and water used for heating and air conditioning). -ENO-PW • ORDAN-PW Upon motion of Commis loner seconded by Commissioner the f egoing Zoning Ordinance amendments we adopted this the j day of 2009 and shall become effective upon adoption.