HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-18-2011 - 5gORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 18, 2011
Action Agenda
Item No.
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Atlas Amendment Outline and Schedule for
Upcoming Item
DEPARTMEN-T: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S):
1) Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Atlas
Amendment Outline Form (CP & Zoning
2011-01)
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, 245-2597
Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575
PURPOSE: To consider and approve process components and schedule for a Planning
Director initiated item for the November 21, 2011 quarterly public hearing.
BACKGROUND: One additional item is currently being prepared by Planning staff for the
November 21, 2011 quarterly public hearing. Other items for consideration were approved at the
August 23, 2011 meeting. This item will address land use and zoning designation for those
properties north of Mebane affected by the Orange -Alamance County line adjustment.
The Amendment Outline for thjs proposed amendment is attached for the Board's consideration
and approval:
Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element
assign land use categories to the
recommendation is that all properties be
use category.
Map (LUEM): Amend the ,existing LUEM to
aforementioned properties. Staff's initial
placed within the Agricultural Residential land
and
2. Zoning Atlas Amendment: Establishing_ zoning on the approximately 55 properties north
of Mebane affected by the adjustment of the Orange-Alamance County line. Staff's initial
recommendation is that all properties be zoned Agricultural .Residential (AR).
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Please refer to Section C.3 of Attachment 1.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached
Amendment Outline and direct staff to proceed accordingly.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN /FUTURE LAND USE MAP
AND
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO)
AMENDMENT OUTLINE
CP & Zoning 2011-01
Quarterly Public Hearing:
November 21, 2011
Orange -Alamance Boundary Land Use and Zoning Amendments
A. AMENDMENT. TYPE
Map Amendments
® Land Use Element Map:
From: - - -
To: Agricultural Residential - -
® Zoning Map:
From: - - -
To: AR (Agricultural Residential) - -
® Other: This is a comprehensive plan and zoning map amendment to designate
comprehensive land uses and zoning to fifty-five (55) parcels north of
Mebane that will be wholly or partially located in within Orange County
as a result of the changes to the Ot-ange-Alamance County Line.
Text Amendments
^ Comprehensive Plan Text:
Section(s): N/A
^ Other: N/A
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B. RATIONALE
1. Purpose/Mission
The purpose of this amendment is to establish land use and zoning categories for
approximately fifty-five (55) properties along the Orange-Alamance county line north
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of Mebane that are either partially zoned or un-zoned as a result of the Orange-
Alamance County Line Adjustment project.
In some cases there are properties that were never in Orange County and do not ,
have land use or zoning in others there are properties that were split by the county '.
line and only partially had land use or zoning designations. The total number of
properties affected by change slightly as staff is waiting for the final- version of the
rectified parcels.
In accordance with the .provisions of Section 2.8: Zoning Atlas and Unified
Development Ordinance Amendments and Section 2.3: Comprehensive Plan
Amendments of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the
Planning Director has initiated an amendment to the Land Use Element Map, located
within Chapter 5: Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, and the Orange
County Zoning Atlas.
2. Analysis
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As required under Section 2.3..9 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance, the
Planning Director is required to: `cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based
upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and
the Board of County Commissioners'. In analyzing this proposal, the following information. is
offered:
As a result of the change to the Orange-Alamance County Line Change there
are thirty (30) properties in Orange County that straddled the Orange-
Alamance County line, the portion of those properties that were previously in
Alamance County do not have land use designations or zoning. Additionally
there are twenty-five (25) properties- previously located in Alamance County
and now in Orange County. All fifty-five parcels wild ,need to be assigned a
land use designation and zoned.
Field inspections will be conducted to determine current land use in
formulation for a formal recommendation for land use designation and zoning
for each property.
3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives)
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This project is a house keeping item necessitated by the change in the Orange-
Alamance County line location, incorporating properties formally located in Alamance
County or portions of properties located in Orange and Alamance.
In analyzing this proposal, the following Comprehensive Plan goals are offered
justifying the request:
Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern and
designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and
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facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and
economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and
objectives.
• Goal 1: Fiscally and environmentally responsible, sustainable growth,
consistent with the provision of adequate services and facilities and a high
quality of life.
• Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on-site environmental conditions
and features, and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and
community character.
• Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within-a program and
pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes
land .use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation
systems.
4. New Statutes and Rules
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Session Law 2011-88. Senate Bill 201:
"An act to establish the common boundary between Alamance County and Orange
County subsequent to the 2010/2011 resurveys of the transitioned properties, as
authorized by the North Carolina General Assembly by Session Law 2010-61
enabling the changes in the historic Orange County/Alamance County boundary line
as described in the 1849 Survey establishing Alamance County, and to amend some
sections of Session Law 2010-61."
It should be remembered that this proposal only addresses the zoning and land use
categories for the properties that fall within the 91 % of the revised boundary line
mutually agreed to by Orange and Alamance counties. The remaining properties
composing the 9% of boundary line still under review will be addressed at a future
date.
C. PROCESS
1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES
a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed
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October 18, 2011 -
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b. Quarterly Public Hearing _ -
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November 21, 2011
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c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints
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November 1, 2011 (legal ad approval)
d. Other
2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM
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Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and
Orange County ordinance requirements. Additionally, staff will hold one open house in
mid-November prior to the public hearing.
a. Planning Board Review:
November 2, 2011 (briefing on QPH items)
December 7, 2011 (for recommendation)
b. Advisory Boards:
N/A
c. Locat Government Review:
Alamance County: Date TBD
Citv of Mebane: Date TBD
d. Notice Requirements
Process, consistent with NC State Statutes and Orange County ordinance
-requirements.
e. Outreach:
® General Public: :Notification letters to be sent prior to quarterly public
hearing, no later than November 4, 2011.
Open House: mid-November -specific date TBD
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^ Small Area Plan Workgroup:
^ Other:;
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3. FISCAL IMPACT
Expenditures for this project will be paid using Departmental funds budgeted for the
specific activity. Expenditures include:
• Legal Ad
• Signs
• Notification letters and postcards (postage and supplies)
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Existing Planning staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish
the work required to process this amendment.
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D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS
Properties affected will now be subject to land use designations and zoning where there
was no land use designation or zoning before in Alamance=County.
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E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE
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To be provided at a Later date.
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Primary Staff Contact:
Michael D. Harvey
Planning
(919) 245-2597
m h arvey@co. o range. nc. us
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