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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 10-16-2012 - 5g 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: October 16, 2012 Action Agenda Item No. 5-g SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearing — November 19, 2012 DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Proposed Legal Advertisement 2. Map of Proposed Efland Zoning Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Overlay Districts Coordinator, 245-2578 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245- 2592 PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for November 19, 2012. BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following items are scheduled for the November 19, 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing: Countv Initiated: 1. 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments and Zoning Atlas Amendments. These amendments are proposed in order to establish two new zoning overlay districts in the Efland area (see map in Attachment 2 for locations). The proposed overlay districts are measures to implement some of the recommendations contained in the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan. A public information meeting ("open house" style) will be held on November 14 to give interested persons an opportunity to learn more about the proposal and speak with Planning staff inembers in small groups or on a one-to-one basis prior to the public hearing. 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment to modify and clarify existing regulations and definitions associated with the erection and use of outdoor lighting facilities. 3. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment to incorporate minor changes suggested by MuniCode as a result of MuniCode's legal review of the UDO. 2 4. Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance Amendments to clarify those instances where an educational facilities impact fee is not required to be paid. The legal advertisement in Attachment 1 provides additional information regarding these items. The BOCC approved the Amendment Outline Forms for each item as follows: • Item 1 at its June 19, 2012 meeting • Item 2 at its September 18, 2012 meeting • Item 3 at its October 2, 2012 meeting FINANCIAL IMPACT: Other than advertising costs, which are included in the FY 2012-13 Budget, there are no direct financial impacts associated with the approval of this item. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the proposed November 19, 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement. 3 Attachment 1 NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD A joint public hearing will be held at the Central Orange Senior Center, 103 Meadowlands Drive, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, November 19, 2012 at 7:00 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: 1. 2030 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments and Zoning Atlas Amendments: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated an amendment to the text of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan and the Unified Development Ordinance and to the Zoning Atlas The purpose of these amendments is to establish two new zoning overlay districts in the Efland area. These proposed actions are measures to implement some of the recommendations contained in the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan. In the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, the Land Use and Zoning Matrix contained in Appendix F is proposed to be amended by adding a checkmark to potentially allow a special zoning overlay district in the following land use classifications: 20-Year Transition, Commercial Transition Activity Node, Commercial-Industrial Transition Activity Node, and Economic Development Transition Activity Node. The following Sections of the UDO are proposed for amendment: 2.5.7 and 4.4. Additionally, existing Sections 4.5 and 4.6 will be renumbered to 4.7 and 4.8, respectively. New Sections 4.5 and 4.6 will be inserted to establish the new zoning overlay districts. Existing Section 6.6.3 will be renumbered to be 6.6.5 and new Sections 6.6.3 and 6.6.4 will be inserted to establish standards for the two proposed zoning overlay districts. The proposed renumbering will also affect references to the sections proposed for renumbering. References will be updated in the following Sections: 4.5.1, 6.8.12, and 7.13.2. The Zoning Atlas is proposed to be amended in order to depict the geographic extent of the two overlay districts. The general geographic extent of the proposed "Efland Village Overlay District" is the railroad tracks that run through Efland to slightly north of U.S. Highway 70 with west-east boundaries of the Harding Road area and Gym Road. 4 The general geographic extent of the proposed "Efland Interstate Overlay District" is the railroad tracks that run through Efland to Interstate 40/85 with west-east boundaries of a line between Gaines Chapel Road and Center Street and the U.S. 70 Connector. A map depicting the proposed overlay districts is available on the Planning Department's website at: http://oranqecountvnc.qov/planninq/SpecialProiects.asp Single-family residential uses are not subject to the proposed overlay districts. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed text and zoning atlas amendments. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING for this proposal In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, an "open house" style Public Information Meeting will be held on Wednesday, November 14, 2012. Interested persons will have the opportunity to speak with Planning staff members in small groups or on a one-to-one basis about the proposed amendments. The Public Information Meeting will be held at Efland-Cheeks Community Center (117 Richmond Road, Efland, NC) from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the Planning Director has initiated text amendment(s) to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The following Section(s) are proposed for amendment: a. 6.11 Outdoor Lighting, and b. Article 10 Definitions The purpose of the amendments is to modify and clarify existing regulations and definitions associated with the erection and use of outdoor lighting facilities. During the development of the UDO, potential outdoor lighting amendments were identified but not incorporated into the final adopted document due to time constraints. This proposal seeks to incorporate these revisions at this time. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed text amendments. 3. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance 5 Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated amendments to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of the amendments is to make minor changes that have been suggested by the County's code vendor (MuniCode) as a result of MuniCode's legal review. The changes are primarily in references to state statutes or seek to clarify language. The following Sections are proposed for amendments: 1.1.2, 1.1.3, 1.1.8, 1.4.1, 1.6.6, 1.8.1, 1.8.5, 2.8.7, 2.22.5, 2.23.9, 2.24.2, 2.25.8, 4.2.1, 4.2.2, 5.3.1, 5.8.4, 5.15.6, 6.2.6, 6.15.4, 6.16.4, 9.5.4, 9.8.5, 9.9.2, and 10.1. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed amendments. 4. Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance Amendments: Amendments to Chapter 30, Article 2 of the Orange County Code of Ordinances have been proposed by Orange County. This section of the code is commonly referred to as the "Educational Facilities Impact Fee Ordinance." Section 30-34 Public school impact fee exceptions is proposed to be amended in order to clarify those instances where an educational impact fee is not required to be paid. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed amendments. Substantial changes in items presented at the public hearing may be made following the receipt of comments made at the public hearing. Accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities can be provided if the request is made to the Planning Director at least 48 hours prior to the Public Hearing by calling the one of the phone numbers below. The full text of the public hearing items may be obtained no later than November 9, 2012 at the County website www.co.oranqe.nc.us at the Meetinq Aqendas link. Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department located on the second floor of the County Office Building at 131 West Margaret Lane, Suite 201, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call (919) 245-2575 or 245-2585 and you will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions. 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