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Proposed Ordinance - Administration
An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County
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Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, that
the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
SECTION ONE.
4.2.12 Existing Commercial-V (EC-5) District
a) Intent
The purpose of the Existing Commercial-V (EC-5) District is to provide
a district to be used only during the application of zoning to previously
unzoned townships to accommodate existing commercial uses or in
zoned townships to previously zoned commercial property which is
not located in areas designated as Activity Nodes by the adopted
Comprehensive Plan.
b) Application Criteria
This district will be applied to existing commercial uses in unzoned
townships and previously zoned commercial property located in areas
not designated as Activity Nodes in the adopted Comprehensive Plan.
This designation shall only be applied to property used for existing
commercial at the time of application of this ordinance.
c) Notwithstanding Sections a. and b. above, an Existing
Commercial-V (EC-5) District eliminated or reduced to a non-
functional zoning lot as a result of a public-entity condemnation
or partial taking may be amended by Board of County
Commissioner's legislative action provided the following
criterion are met:
REZONING PROCESS
a) The amended district acreage shall not be increased in size
by more than 10% of the existing parcel(s). The use shall be
the same primary use as listed in the Existing Commercial -V
(EC-5) inventory when the district was originally created.
b) The new district shall be contiguous to the existing district.
c) Land not rezoned or not included within the new petitioned
district shall be petitioned, by the owner(s), to be returned to
the zoning classification of the surrounding land. In the
event there is more than one adjacent zoning district, the
tract shall be returned to the lowest use category of the
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surrounding adjacent property provided a non-conforming
situation is not created on the subject or adjacent parcels.
d) Additional property added to an existing parcel shall be
recombined by deed into one zoning lot prior to issuance
of zoning or building permits.
e) Conformance with the Comprehensive Plan shall not be
mandatory when considering a rezoning/relocation of an
EC-5 District, but shall be evaluated.
Q If a condemnation results in less than or equal amount of
property being taken for public right-of-way than is
specified in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan
(Transportation Element) for typical right of way
dedication, then this section shall not be used.
BUILDING PERMIT PROCESS
g) All impervious watershed limitations shall be met.
h) A twenty- (20) feet width landscaped buffer shall
established along the new right-of-way. Design criteria
shall meet commercial standards.
i) Economic Development District standards shall be used,
where applicable.
j) Access points shall limited to two locations with a
maximum of 26 feet width each and a maximum 30-degree
radius. Driveway permit application shall be submitted
along with zoning permit request.
k) Freestanding monument signs shall be limited to six (6)
feet height and fifty (50) square feet maximum. Only the
portion of a sign for fuel pricing may be internally
illuminated.
1) All current Environmental Health regulations shall be met.
m) All other applicable development criteria such as parking,
lighting, loading/unloading areas, buffers, etc. shall apply.
SECTION TWO: This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
(Signature) (Signature)
Clerk, Board of County Commissioners Chair, Orange County Comm' sioners
Date and Seal
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The Board approved and authorized the Chair to sign a contract with Orange Recycling
Services to continue the collection of recyclable materials from government facilities in Orange
County.
n. Bid Award: Tractor Scraper for Orange County Landfill
The Board awarded a bid in the amount of$181,285.00 for a tractor scraper for the
Orange County Regional Landfill.
o. Bid Award: Landfill Compactor for Orange County Landfill
The Board awarded a bid in the amount of$315,972 for a landfill compactor for the
Orange County Regional Landfill.
p. Orange County Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Ordinance Amendments
The Board amended an ordinance to comply with state mandated amendments to the
Sedimentation Control Act, to provide greater water quality protection within Orange County.
q. EC-5 Zoning Ordinance Amendments
The Board approved the recommendation of the Planning Board.
VOTE ON THE CONSENT AGENDA: UNANIMOUS
TEMS REMOVED FROM THE CONSENT AGENDA
a. Appointments
The Board considered appointments to the Advisory Board on Aging, Alcoholic
Beverage Control Board, Board of Health, Chapel Hill Planning Board, Commission for Women,
Human Services Advisory Commission, Library Task Force, Million Solar Roofs Initiative Steering
Committee, Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership, Orange County Board of Adjustment, OWASA,
and the Visitors Bureau of Chapel Hill/Orange County.
Commissioner Brown said that she wants to be sure we get a balanced selection on the
Library Task Force.
Also, for the Million Solar Roofs Initiative Steering Committee, Commissioner Brown
nominated herself to serve on this. Commissioner Halkiotis nominated himself to also serve on
this committee.
A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to
nominate Nancy Taylor for the Orange Chatham Justice Partnership. Dick Taylor's name was
removed from the nominations.
A motion was made by Commissioner Brown, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to
approve the appointments as listed below:
Advisory Board on Aging
Mariah McPherson and Marvin Block for the term ending June 30, 2003.
Board of Health
Dr. Barry Lynn Adler and Melvin Hurston for the term ending June 30, 2003.
Chapel Hill Planning Board
H. Coleman Day for the term ending June 30, 2003.
Commission for Women
Kathie W. Young, Sally Feather, Gerial Thornburg May, and Brenda Rosen for the term
ending June 30, 2003.
Human Services Advisory Commission
Hudson Fuller for the term ending March 31, 2001; Terry B. Hill for the term ending
March 31, 2003; and Karen Current for the term ending March 31, 2002.
Library Task Force
Sherry Gray Dorsett, Frederick Black, Dana Thompson, Diana McDuffee, Brian Lowen,
and Evelyn Daniel.
Million Solar Roofs Initiative Steering Committee
Margaret Brown and Steve Halkiotis.
Orange-Chatham Justice Partnership