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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: January 18, 1994
Action Agenda
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SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS DESIGN MANUAL
DEPARTMENT: Planning& Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: —X—Yes No
ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT:
Public Hearing Advertisement Planning Director X2592
Revised Design Manual sections
(To be distributed separately) TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
Chapel Hill 968-4501
PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed Design Manual containing performance
standards and design criteria applicable with proposed Economic Development
Districts.
BACKGROUND: At its December 21, 1993 meeting, the Board of Commissioners considered
Economic Development District proposals for decision. Several concerns were
expressed about the Design Manual, including the following:
1. The Table of Permitted Uses in Section 2.2 should be revised to eliminate
water storage tanks, radio and TV towers, transmission lines, motor
freight terminals, storage and distribution of petroleum products, and
freestanding restaurants, service stations, and retail stores as permitted
or special uses. The Table should also permit churches and clubs or
lodges.
2. Section 3.5, Service and Storage, should be revised to address noise
originating from rooftop air conditioning equipment, to refer to trash
areas and dumpsters as solid waste containers and recycling bins, and to
provide a sketch which not shows screening techniques for solid waste
containers but recycling bins as well.
3. Section 3.2, Landscape Design, should be revised to require a 100-foot
setback along Old N.C. 86, an arterial street,'in addition to reserving an
additional 20-foot right-of-way dedication. The setback would apply to
buildings, parking, loading, and storage areas.
4. Section 3.3, Circulation and Parking, should be revised to change all
references to"should" to "must" or "shall".
In addition to the changes to the Design Manual,the Board of Commissioners also
felt that another public hearing should be held on the Manual and the Table of
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Permitted Uses (included in the Manual). The Board set the public hearing for
this meeting.
Staff revised the Design Manual to reflect the Board's concerns. The Design
Manual was the subject of discussion at a work session held on January 10, 1994.
At that session,the Board identified additional concerns,including the following.
1. The Table of Permitted Uses in Section 2.2 should be revised further to
identify specific types of manufacturing uses which would be allowed as
permitted uses in each district.
2. Thresholds should be identified for"low water users" so that prospective
users which exceeded those thresholds would be require approval by the
Board as a Special Use. In addition, the location of existing water/sewer
lines, the cost of extending service to the Economic Development
Districts, and the capacity of treatment/distribution systems should be
identified.
Staff has revised the Design Manual to address the Board's concerns.
RECOMMENDATION: Provided the Board decides to limit citizen comment to this meeting, the
Administration recommends that this item be referred to the Planning
Board for review and recommendation.The Planning Board will meet on
January 24, 1994,and its recommendation can be presented to the Board
of Commissioners at its meeting of February 7, 1994. Written comments
from citizens may be received up to the time of the Planning Board
meeting.
ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT 3
306F REVERE ROAD
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 I-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 am.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