HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-01-2014 - 5aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 1, 2014
Action Agenda
Item No. 5 -a
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments
and Zoning Atlas Amendments to Establish Two New Zoning Overlay Districts
in the Efland Area — Continue Public Hearing to April 7, 2015
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes
ATTACHMENT(S):
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 919 - 245 -2578
Craig Benedict, Director, 919 - 245 -2592
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PURPOSE: To continue the public hearing until April 7, 2015 on Planning Director initiated
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas to
establish two new zoning overlay districts in the Efland area (The primary purpose of the overlay
districts is to provide for a more village and urban style of development in an area of the county
served, or intended to be served, by public water and sewer systems.).
BACKGROUND: The proposed amendments were heard at the February 24, 2014 Quarterly
Public Hearing (materials available at: _h2L- . / /oran ecountync. ov /occlerks /140224.pdf). As a
result of comments made at the hearing, staff was instructed by the Board of County
Commissioners (BOCC) to hold a meeting in the community and the public hearing was
adjourned to September 8, 2014 (http://oranqecountvnc.gov/occierks/140908.pd f).
Staff held a public information meeting about the proposed zoning overlay districts on April 7,
2014 at Efland- Cheeks Elementary School. The materials used /presented at the public
information meeting are available at-
http://orangecountync.gov/planning/includes/Pro. osed flandZoninOve�strict. asp.
At the September 8t" Quarterly Public Hearing, the hearing was continued to December 1, 2014
with the expectation that the hearing would be continued again until a March 2015 BOCC
meeting date. The extensions of the hearing are occurring to allow time for staff to meet with
community members to discuss the proposed overlay districts and to meet requirements that
public hearings be continued to a date /time certain.
Planning staff has been attending meetings a group of community members have been holding
at the Ruritan Club in Efland. In depth discussions about the proposed requirements of the
overlay districts have occurred and meetings are likely to continue into early 2015. If the
proposed text is changed significantly as a result of these community- sponsored meetings,
Planning staff intends to reconvene the Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan Implementation Focus
Group, an advisory board appointed by the BOCC, to discuss the changes and to hold a
County- sponsored meeting in the community to explain the changes.
Instead of a BOCC meeting in March 2015, as was indicated on September 8t ", staff is
suggesting adjournment of the public hearing to the April 7, 2015 BOCC meeting in order to
allow ample time for necessary meetings to occur.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to extend the public hearing to a new
date /time certain.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board:
1. Open the public hearing that was adjourned at the September 8, 2014 Quarterly Public
Hearing;
2. Accept any oral comments that are also submitted in writing (as required by Section 2.8.8
and 2.8.9 of the Unified Development Ordinance); and
3. Adjourn the public hearing until April 7, 2015.