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A RESOLUTION TO ADOPT AN ORDINANCE OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
An Ordinance Establishing a Three (3) month Moratorium on Development
Applications in the Economic Development Districts (EDD's) located in Orange
County, North Carolina at the I-40/Old NC 86 intersection, the I-40/NC 86
intersection and including other areas nearby as designated on the attached maps.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for Orange County to study the potential impacts of
development in certain areas designated and/or exhibiting the potential for designation as
Economic Development Districts within Orange County's zoning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate for Orange County to consider the appropriate
scope of regulation for development in areas designated for economic development
within Orange County's zoning jurisdiction; and
WHEREAS, a subcommittee consisting of two (2) Town of Hillsborough Board
of Commissioners members, two (2) Orange County Board of Commissioners members,
the Planning Directors for both the Town of Hillsborough and Orange County, and the
Orange County Economic Development Director have met for ten (10) months beginning
in February of 2000 to study this issue; and
WHEREAS, a public hearing was held on December 12, 2000 to provide for staff
report and analysis and public input; and
WHEREAS, a Moratorium to study development issues in the areas designated
on the attached maps is in the best interest of the citizens of Orange County.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE
COUNTY ORDAINS:
Section l. From and after the effective date of this ordinance for a period of three
months, the Orange County Planning Department shall not process applications for
subdivision approval, site plan approval or special use permit approval for developments
within that portion of the Economic Development Districts (EDD's) located at the I-
40/NC 86 intersection, the I-40/Old NC 86 intersection and other areas as designated on
the maps attached and made a part of this ordinance that are located in the Orange County
planning jurisdiction, unless such applications have been accepted and the fees associated
with such applications have been paid prior to the effective date of this ordinance.
Section 2. For purposes of Section 1 of this ordinance, a development application
shall be accepted if the applicant has submitted all of the information required by the
Orange County Zoning Ordinance and/or the Orange County Subdivision Regulations as
determined by the Zoning Officer.
Section 3. For purposes of Section 1 of this ordinance, the required fees are those
established for the applicable permit application by the Orange County Board of
Commissioners. Such fees shall be paid by the applicant and accepted by Orange County
only after the application has been accepted in accordance with Section 2 of this
ordinance.
Section 4. All provisions of any Orange County ordinance in conflict with this
ordinance are repealed from the effective date of this ordinance and for its duration.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective on January 18, 2001.
Upon motion duly made by Mar~aret W. Brown, and duly seconded by Barry Jacobs the
foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the Orange County Commissioners at a
meeting held on the 18~' day of January, 2001.
Ayes: Commissioners Brown. Gordon. Halkiotis and Jacobs
Noes: NONE
Absent or Excused: Carev
I, Beverly A. Blythe, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of
Orange, North Carolina, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing has been carefully
copied from the recorded minutes of the Board of Commissioners for said County at a
regular meeting of said Board held on January 18, 2001, said record having been made in
Minute Book No. 29 of the minutes of said Board, and is a true copy of so much of said
proceedings of said Board as relates in any way to the matters described in said
proceedings.
WITNESS my hand and the corporate seal of said County, this the 20~` day of
Januarv• 2001.
Beverly A. lythe
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners