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HomeMy WebLinkAboutNS Public Hearing Notice for 1-18-1994 On a Proposed Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to Establish a Design Manual for the Proposed Economic Development ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 306F REVERE ROAD 3 HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278 VW� 1 flr r• • its NOTICE OF PUBLIC T G ON A PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE TO ESTABLISH A DESIGN MANUAL FOR THE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS IN ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. Pursuant to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 153A, Article 18, Sections, 323, 340, and 343; and Articles 29.5 and 20.6 of the Orange County Zoxung Ordinance, notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Community Meeting Roam of the OWASA Operations Center, 400 Jones Ferry Road, Carrboro, North Carolina, on Tuesday, January 18, 1994, at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following item: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS DESIGN MANUAL On February 22, 1993, and May 24, 1993, public hearings were held regarding the establishment of Economic Development Districts at the following locations: 11 The northeast corner of the I-851Buckhorn Read Interchange; 2, The I-40/01d N.C. Highway 88 Interchange; and 3. The I-851U.S. Highway 70 Interchange. The purpose of this public hearing is to receive citizen comment on proposed performance standards and design criteria which would apply to all new construction within the proposed Economic Development Districts. The standards and criteria are contained in a Design Manual and include the following: 11 Performance Standards a. Development Areas b. Table of Permitted Uses C. Land Use Intensity Ratios - Building, Landscape, and Site d. Environmental Factors - Noise, Vibration, Electromagnetic Interference, Hazardous Materials, and Solid waste 2. Desigrn Criteria a. Architectural Design b. Landscape Design C, Circulation & Parking - Parking Lot Design, Thoroughfare Planning, Transit Access, and Pedestrian & Bicycle Facilities d. Service & Storage e. Signs & Lighting All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be received during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence received in writing by the date of the P Board meeting following the public hearing will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for decision. Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections, and discussion at the hearing. w 4 Questions regarding the proposal may be directed to the orange County P Department located in the P &Agricultural Center, 308F Revere Road,Hillsborough,North Carolina.The proposed Des'gn Manual is also available for public review at the same location. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also call 732-5181 (Hillsborough), 588-7331 (Durhsuum), or 967-9251 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro). Please ask for Extension 2585 or 2575.You will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions. Marvin Collins, Planning Director PUBLISH: January 7, 1994 January 14, 1994