HomeMy WebLinkAboutPublic Hearing Notice for 01-18-1994 Mtg. - Proposed Amendments to Zoning Ordinance to Establish a Design Manual for Proposed Economic Districts ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT
306F REVERE ROAD 3
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA 27278
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING 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 20.5 and 20.6 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, notice is
hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Community Meeting Room 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:
1. The northeast corner of the IF 85/Buckhorn Road Interchange;
2. The I-40/01d N.C. Highway 86 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:
1. 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. Design 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 Planning 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.
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Questions regarding the proposal may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department located in
the Planning&Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road,Hillsborough,North Carolina.The proposed Design
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 732-8181 (Hillsborough), 688-7331 (Durham), 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