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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-01-1994 - VII-A ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 1. 1994 Action Agenda Item #-=-A SUBJEC7'. PUBLIC HEARING - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS DESIGN MANUAL DEPARTMENT- Planning&Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: —X—Yes No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning Director X2592 BOCC 1/18/94 Draft Minutes/Attachments Summary Sheet - Evolution of Permitted TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Use Table Hillsborough 732-8181 Comparison Sheet-Durham Business Park Durham 688-7331 Zoning District Uses Mebane 227-2031 Chapel Hill 968-4501 REFER ALSO TO DESIGN MANUAL (distributed previously) PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed Design Manual containing performance standards and design criteria applicable within 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 dumpaters 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 Deign, should be revised to require a 100-foot setback along Old N.C. 86,an arterial street, in addition to dedicating an additional 20 feet right-of-way. Where collector roads intersect with Old N.C. 86, a setback of 100 feet applied in the first 100 feet from the intersection, 75 feet in the next 100 feet, 50 feet in the next 100 feet, then 25 feet for the remainder of the frontage along collector road. The setback would apply to buildings, parking, loading and stomp areas. 2 r 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 Permitted Uses (included in the Manual). The Board set the public hearing for January 18, 1994. However, due to the lack of a quorum of Planning Board members,the public hearing was opened then continued to this meeting.Citizens present at that meeting were permitted to present their comments for inclusion in the official public hearing record at this meeting.Draft minutes of the January 18, 1994 meeting as well as written comments provided at that meeting have been included as attachments to this abstract. The staff response to some of these comments is as follows: 1. With regard to the comment that the 379 acres proposed for Primary Development in the I-40/Old N.C. 86 District is over 30% more than either of the other EDD's, the 285 acres designated for Open Space is over 50% more than either of the other EDD's. 2. With regard to the comment that the intent of the I-40/01d N.C. 86 District is to create a"business park" setting, a comparison of the list of permitted uses in that District with those permitted in Durham's business park zoning district is provided as an attachment.As can be seen on the comparison table,the major differences between the two districts are with respect to manufacturing and retail uses. Manufacturing uses involving the production of food, paper, furniture, rubber, and plastic products, sporting and transportation equipment, and printing and publishing establishments are permitted in the I.40/01d N.C. 86 District but are not allowed in the business park zone. Retail uses are also excluded from the business park zone. The rationale for inclusion of retail uses is based on a review of reference materials concerning business and office parks. Retail uses are generally located in a service court or commercial center for the convenience of employees who work in the park as well as nearby residents.The I-40/Old N.C.86 District proposal is modeled after this approach; e.g., retail uses are limited to locations in service courts or multiple use commercial centers. 3. With regard to the comment that the I-40/Old N.C. 86 District has been designated as"open space"on the Hillsborough Cooperative Plan and the District is a serious departure from that Plan, there is no Cooperative Plan, only a Cooperative Planning Agreement with a map showing the boundary of a Cooperative Planning Area While the corporate limits and extraterritorial jurisdiction (urban areas), and the transition areas as shown on the map reflect land use plan designations in the County's adopted Land Use Element, the open space area has not been incorporated into that Element. Work on the Cooperative Plan was put on hold in March, 1992 when the two governing boards asked for additional information concerning the small area planning process, the density required to financially support public water/sewer extensions into the open space area,and the ability to limit connections to such lines, once extended. Issue papers addressing 3 these concerns were distributed to each governing board for discussion at a joint meeting on March 16, 1993.Work on the Cooperative Plan is still on hold, pending further meetings on the two governing boards. 4. With regard to the comment that the Primary Development Area does not permit residential uses,the decision to exclude such uses is based on a desire to set aside land for economic development purposes only. Residential uses are permitted in Secondary Development Areas as a step- down to existing residential neighborhoods. Following the December 21, 1993 meeting, Staff revised the Design Manual to reflect the Board's concerns. Insofar as the requirement of a 100-foot setback along Old N.C.86 is concerned,a"sliding scale"solution was developed to address small lots fronting on that thoroughfare (see Section 3.1 -Architectural Design). Application of a 100-foot setback in addition to a right-of-way dedication of 20 feet may have resulted in"taking" situations. The scale requires a setback of 15% of the lot depth for buildings and structures (not less than 25 nor more than 100 feet), and 5% of the lot depth for vehicular use and storage areas (not less than 10 nor more than 100 feet). As illustrated in the "case study" in the Design Manual, the scale allows smaller, existing lots to be developed. Larger lots with greater depth would have to meet the greater setback requirements. The Design Manual was also 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 usage"so that prospective uses which exceeded those thresholds would require approval by the Board as a Special Use. In addition, the location of existing water/sewer lines, the cost of extending major service lines to the Economic Development Districts, and the capacity of treatment plants should be identified. Staff revised the Design Manual to address the Board's concerns.Provided as an attachment is a summary of the evolution of the Permitted Use Table in Section 2.2. 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 February 21, 1994, and its recommendation can be presented to the Board of Commissioners at its meeting of March 1, 1994. Written comments from citizens may be received up to the time of the Pbmmng Board meeting. 1 Board of Commissioners 1/18/94 Meeting 4 . L% 3 will be replaced with the words "University Station". The map will be revised to show only that area being considered for the proposed University Station project. A motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Chair Carey to approve the changes as stated above which includes the change in wording of Section 3 (a) , the name of the resolution and the map. VOTE: UNANIMOUS COUNTY FINANCINGS FOR SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION UNDER NCa8 SECTION 160A- 20 A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve a resolution requesting that the Orange County legislative delegation introduce and support legislation authorizing Orange County to finance school construction under Section 160A-20 of the North Carolina General Statutes as stated below: VOTE: UNANIMOUS VI. SPECIAL PRESENTATIONS - NONE VII. PUBLIC HEARINGS ,A. PETITION FOR ABANDONMENT - RIGHT-OF-WAY IN HIDEAWAY ESTATES SUBDIVISION This item was presented to conduct a public hearing on the order to close a right-of-way located off Hideaway Drive in Section Three of Hideaway Estates Subdivision. A property owner in Hideaway Estates Subdivision has submitted a petition to close a right-of-way located between lots 13 of block D and lot 1 of block E in Section Three of Hideaway Estates Subdivision. The reasons for this abandoning are listed in the agenda abstract. THERE WERE NO PUBLIC COMMENTS AND THE PUBLIC HEARING WAS CLOSED A motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the proposed order as stated below: VOTE: UNANIMOUS H. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS PUBLIC HEARING This item was presented to receive citizen comments on a proposed Design Manual containing performance standards and design criteria applicable with proposed Economic Development Districts as described in the agenda abstract. Since there was not a quorum of the Planning Board, the comments received below will be entered into the record of the February 1, 1994 regular meeting. CITIZEN COMMENTS ARE LISTED BELOW: CARL WALTERS spoke in support of commercial and industrial development in the Efland Cheeks area. He does not feel that the pay scale for new businesses will cause residential growth. He noted that Mebane has lots of 5 L� L� 4 water and plans to zone up to the Cheeks crossroads. He is pleased with the Rural Character proposal. He would like for the Board to move ahead with prezoning and approving all the Economic Development Districts (EDDs) . ROY ROTH read a prepared statement. This is in the Permanent Agenda File in the Clerk's office. His recommendation is that the County hold off with this EDD (I-40/Old NC 86) until a clearer picture of the economic impact and the open space deterioration is known and/or better defined. JOEL SIPRESS, Orange County Greens, spoke in support of an idea presented by Commissioner Gordon at a previous work session in which there would be overlay districts which would fast track in projects that meet a set of criteria that reflect the economic and social needs of the County. This would reward those projects that are a benefit to the County. He feels that criteria could be developed to address employment issues and determine whether a specific project would provide significant employment opportunities to the Orange County work force and if so could then fast track in those projects. This approach would encourage what is desired and discourage what is detrimental. It provides an incentive to those projects that meet the needs of the citizens and places focus on the specific fiscal, economic and environmental impact of a given project rather than on categories of acceptable uses. He feels the Economic Development District proposal must be viewed as one component of an Orange County Economic Development Strategy that also includes support €or community-based economic development such as the Carrboro Farmers Market and the efforts of the Midway Development Commission. BILLY SMITH presented a petition from the homeowners on Old NC 86 in which they request to be zoned business. He understands that there are going to be small businesses across from his home and also that they are going to widen the road in front of his house. They were told that the road would be widened on the north side of the road. He is concerned that Hillsborough is making decisions that the County should make. Marvin Collins said that their request will go to public hearing on February 28. Commissioner Halkiotis asked that the widening of this road be investigated. John Link will get a copy of the approval and talk with Hillsborough about this issue. The County Attorney will let the Board know the legal interpretation of whether Hillsborough has the right to approve the widening of this road. After all the information is received, the Board will decide whether or not to write the Department of Transportation officials and their legislative delegates. MARY AYES who owns property in the I-40/Old KC86 area spoke in support of the EDDs. She feels that growth will occur and that steps to guide the growth are needed. She feels that longer approval processes prevent good projects, based on design standards, from coming to Orange County. She feels this is not just a farmland issue. She urged the Board to approve the EDD for the I-40/Old 86 area. MARK MARCOPLOS distributed information on "A Declaration of Interdependence" which talked about sustainable design. He feels that incorporating sustainable design into these EDD would be prudent because the environment is stressed and needs to be protected. He read from this Declaration which is in the Permanent Agenda File in the Clerk's office. He feels that the EDDS are missing the mixed use approach -- a transit-oriented development. KAREN RALEIGH, member of the Economic Development Commission and a banker and commercial lender expressed her concern that the more restrictions put on the districts, the more they try to engineer the businesses that go 6 r � G� �5 into these districts, the more difficult it is for these businesses to obtain financing. She supports the design standards. ALEX ZAFRON feels that perhaps the Board needs to look at a series of criteria in order to establish tables of permissible uses for the districts. He feels that Commissioner Gordon's suggestions are the most promising. He feels there are still so many questions on the table to be resolved to give a satisfactory result. STICK WILLIAMS agrees that a lot of time has been put into the developing of the EDDs. Those who have worked on these EDDs do not want to do anything to hurt Orange County. He feels this is a good plan and he encouraged the Board to go forward and approve it. BETTY EIDENIER, member of the Orange County Planning Board, reemphasized that this is a good plan and one which is supported by a lot of people. She urged the Board to approve these EDDs. This public hearing will be continued to February 1, 1994. All comments will be incorporated into the next meeting. VIII. ITEMS FOR DECISION - CONSENT AGENDA A motion was made by Commissioner Insko, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve those items on the Consent Agenda as stated below: A. PROPERTY TAX REFUNDS The Board approved the following property tax refunds: NAME ACCOUNT IF AMOUNT Lucille D. Berry Etal 140016 $ 2,982. 30 Clark Church 82677 137.29 George C. Maha 176406 12. 18 Nationsbank Leasing Corp. 103485 1, 102.96 Forrest T. Heath 127617 2, 288.59 B. BUDGET ORDINANCE AMENDMENT 16 The Board approved the following budget amendment: GENERAL FUND Source - Charges for Services $ 4,000.00 Appropriation - Human Services 4,000.00 (To budget for funds necessary to support .75 FTE Facility Manager for Chapel Hill Senior Center) Source - Property Taxes $21,000.00 Appropriation - Human Services 21,000.00 (To budget new animal licensing fees to support 1.00 FTE Animal Control Officer) C. URGENCY MANAGEMENT SERVICES FRANCHISE APPLICATIONS The Board approved refranchising the South Orange Rescue Squad and the Orange County Rescue Squad for ambulance service, under the provisions of the new EMS Franchise Ordinance. D. MINUTES COMMENTS AT JANUARY 18, 1994 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF 7 COMMISSIONERS PUBLIC HEARING Roy W. Roth, Chapel Hill ITEM VII B - Economic Development Districts I will limit my comments to the I40/Old NC 86 EDD. Basically, my comments will deal with my belief that the County will be loosing opens ace to relatively nog& controlled commercial development, if the I40/Old NC 86 EDC is approved as proposed. Figure I, in your package, is a copy of the area map from the Orange County-Hillsborough Cooperative Plan- with which you have become very familiar-showing the town of Hillsborough, and Transition& Open Areas; Figure II is the proposed I-40/Old NC 86 EDD as presented in the Design Manual; Figure III is this EDD superimposed upon the Cooperative Plan. I judge that about 70 to 80% of this EDD comes from open space as defined in the Cooperative Plan. Essentially, only the northwestern section of the EDD between Old NC 86 & I-40 does not come from open space. I contend that the formation of this EDD is a serious departure from the Cooperative Plan. I now want to look at how this once-open space is to be used. The Design Manual states that this EDD is characterized by widely scattered single-family residential developments and that the intent is to create a business park setting. An effort is to be made to control strip commercial development, retail stores, service stations, etc. I believe that this intent is not being followed, however, when you consider the make-up proposed in the Design Manual for this EDD. Figure IV summarizes the plans for the three different EDD's, as far as the proposed distribution between Rdmary Development. Stgond=Devdop=&Q=Space Areais concerned. The I40/Old NC 86 district has 379 acres proposed for Primary Development-which is over 30%more than either of the other EDD's - primary development,which accommodates a full range of industrial;retail& service uses. In other words, this EDD may have more commercial development, overall, than either of the other EDD's, even though its intent is to create a "business park setting", ancL it is presently almost three quarters open space. A counter argument made by some to this conclusion is that the Primary Development Areas are defined differently for each of the three EDD's. When looking at the Design Manual, I find this argument very questionable. The remaining Charts is my package summarize the permitted uses for Primary Development& Secondary Development in each of the three EDD's. You will note that there is very little difference in the proposed permitted uses in the Primary Development Areas among the three EDD's. Of the 155 or so "permitted uses" categorized in the Table, in>4 g=is the I40/Old NC 86 district noted to be different from one or the other districts. There are only four instances even, I believe, where the I40/Old NC 86 site is different from the I-85/US Highway 70 site-i.e. with motor vehicle service or maintenance stations& free- standing restautmrits or retail stores, where these will require a special use permit for the I40/Old NC 86 site. In conclusion, I laud the vision of the County Commissioners in looking toward future growth of the County. However, I have a major concern with this one proposed, I40/Old NC 86 district which drastically consumes open space, and is proposed to be little different in acaial permitted usage than the other districts, even though the intent has been expressed to make this district a" showcase" of blended residential and 'business park' environments. As a matter of fact, in the 379 acres proposed for Primary Development in this EDD, new residential use is not even allowed. 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I want to convey a personal letter factors and design criteria, from the of apology to the Orange County planning director at the public hear- Commissioners for presenting some ingf out-of-date information from the Eco- Commissioners, 1 am sorry that I nomic Development Districts' (EDD) drew conclusions from day-old data. Design Manual at the Jan. 18 Public However, how is a the public to com- Hearing. ment at a public hearing on a Design I received this information the day Manual that is being updated at the 0 before the hearing, from a member of Public hearing? the Orange County Planning Board, Frankly, I felt personally em- but, unfortunately, it was not the barrassed. I suppose it is fortunate same information that the Commis- that a quorum of the Planning Board sioners had. was not present at the public hearing, so that the hearing could not be called It seems that the Planning Board official! Maybe (?) we will have better members received the information luck at the February public hearing. which the commissioners had, dealing Roy W. Roth with permitted uses, environmental Chapel Hill r vt pa9as ► 12 Poa_�t'band tax zransmtal memo 761 4 A Declaration of Interdependence ?This declaration was signed at the World Congress�� :ddUt s Mmsored by tkInterrmtianal Unin!4o•4rddtgdr gird the American Institute of Anhitats in Qi;csgo 1993,attended by 14 00o parsons.) -- EYy VOO' F In recognition that a.sustainable eocietp moats the r i needs of the present without compnrtttisf;tg lbt a i " rrhirects have to stop seeing themselves of forum gFncratiatut Its meet their own needs;tl4at a healthy environment is.4rt trmslcieily valnaGk.u�d ew j,_:• as;us 2rchirects. Then need to see themselves senriai to a h+ealthysoaety,aAnd than thacssdve as environmentalists,as citizens,as evidence that today`s ht2ma n society(:degsadi p? environment and�is not sustainable, _ t , <k ` community rncmbers,as planners." Ash in recognition ofotii acoiogicslWtQs S" dentewith the wholeoflif.oureconomi ,:':' l;.and cultural interdependence with all hurnaiuty,attd gloat' destrian bridges over the arterials,but these led into huge park- sustainability in the context of interdepe:tdertoe r ing lots so nobody ever used them. We did a redesign of that equity and baiknce among all pertees, ' area emphasizing a new light rail stop,pedestrian soak areas, And in recognition,tbOthe design of thebuilt`env' and parking lots that were converted into mixed use. So it really 1Kiiunent plays a mapr rot itt the humaniTri an the comes down to urban design quality,which Includes the scale of J natural environment and on the quality oithuatatlfe; the streets,the streetscapes,and the fundamental relationship of We,of!the world's architectural and design profias• buildings to public spaces. se7 owns,c4nunit oarves to > UF_ How about parking? > Place coriaiderationfo environmental iidioaal PC I think it's too early to radially seduce perking m4 `' sustaiinabilityat the cormof ourdesigiti�++ori� : > menu in mixed-use neighborhoods. I think we have to do more 'Develgp iieiwv:flue grsctaces;prorediites, subtle things that an actually go a long way, :pots,services,and staitidartis that Number one,perking should be behind buildings whsneve r J implement such systaiitaible desigzi. possible.Number two,on-street perking should be Daunted to- `Educate our fellow profiessionals,ourclisnrad,Y3� ' wards parking requirs n ents. We are saying down a lot of as- t�. } public about the vslu+t siYt►d''aitical#snd>><` phalt that is not being used,because we are doubling up the a .:portanpe of etiteair:a8le parking requirement. You have one hundred permru ofi`stre:t :i'Work 1a change pvl�#a,`regutatlons,and s3andard parking,and then you have on-street parking in many neighbot6 '... practiaas in goverstxaeltt and bustneas:od that sus• ". hoods that's never used. ::tainabie design wlll'beeorite the'fully supported The third thing is joint use of parking spaces,which mrero standard practke ih.ft butldi»g Industry;sari' S t< that if you screen time-of-day or time-of week diseepancies say w x "Work to bring the sting built anvfm»mantag to between cinema and office or between housing n some retail, g d „fs anstamable desagntaridarde r � YOU can share parking spaces between different uses,and you k!s. get a parking reduction. Another important element of the streesscape is trees. We j should see all of our urban design projects as reforestation. I.a- �� guna West has 13,000 new trees going into over M acres,more i Intensive refotnstation than just about any other site. Trees have . ` �1 a social impaa,,an environmental impact,and an ecoaiortiic im- pact they reduce the need for air conditioning. Space UE What advice do you have for architects who would like ?Gqp to do irummtive projects but feel constrained by their clients? PC First of on,architects have to stop seeing themselves as just architects. They need to we themselves as environmental- `v isu,as citizens,as community membcrs,as planners. The changes have to come at a much larger scale than an in. dh idual project can eves deliver. By this I nman changes in -� ­Arterl public policy,changes in the perception of the private sector and what the marketplace wants,and changes in community rce �P l� ty • tion of what a good life is. So I encourage everybody to g t in. volved as a citizen in their community,and not just use their ardie Whorpe Associates projects or their professional life as it way of fulfilling these In a Transit-Oriented Development,of f m,shops,purist fadUVas and mss. But if you've got a progressive client,and you can get harass are clustered around a rail transit station,wah dntstay deam*. in$in'secondrary arerrc'beyond the core. i Continued on page 6 The Urban EcoloOst,FaU 2995(Northern Hemisphere) • 5 i 18 EVOLUTION OF PER UTTED USE TABLE PROPOSED ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS Since the first public hearing on the proposed Economic Development Districts on February 22, 1993, numerous changes have been made to the Table of Permitted Uses in response to concerns voiced at neighborhood/township meetings, work sessions, and/or public hearings. Listed below is a summary of evolution of the Table of Permitted Uses contained in Section 2.2 of the Design Manual. MEETING PERMITTED USE SUhU4ARY CONIIVIENT February 22, 1993 Original ProDOSai Original proposal Public Hearing Uses by right - 58 revised as result of Special uses - 13 public information All uses - 71 meetings prior to public Revised Proposal hearing; 15 uses by Uses by right - 34 right deleted, 9 uses by Special uses - 23 right changed to SUP, All uses - 57 and 1 new SUP added. May 24, 1993 Uses by Right EDD proposal revised to Public Hearing Primary area - 41 eliminate Bingham Secondary area- 22 districts and divide Special Uses remaining districts into Primary area - 9 Primary and Secondary Secondary area- 7 Development Areas. All Uses Primary area 50 Secondary area- 29 19 MEETING PERMITTED USE SUMMARY COMMENT December 11, 1993 I-40/OLD NC 86 DISTRICT EDD proposal revised to BOCC Goal Setting Retreat Uses by Right provide Table of Primary area - 57 Permitted Uses for each Secondary area- 24 district; uses divided by Special Uses industry group, Primary area - 14 resulting in greater Secondary area- 7 number of uses (e.g.; All manufacturing and Primary area - 71 processing operations Secondary area- 31 broken down into 19 separate uses); US 70/BUCHHORN DISTRICT distinction made Uses by Right between retail uses in Primary area - 31 freestanding vs. Secondary area- 24 multiple use building in Special Uses response to concern Primary area - 14 about strip Secondary area- 7 development. All Uses Primary area - 45 Secondary area- 31 I-85/US 70 DISTRICT Uses by Right Primary area - 61 Secondary area- 24 Special Uses Primary area - 10 Secondary area- 7 All Uses Primary area - 71 Secondary area- 31 20 MEETING PERMITTED USE SUMMARY COMMENT December 21, 1993 I-40/OLD NC 86 DISTRICT Permitted use table Commissioners Meeting Uses by Right reformatted; uses Primary area - 54 revised to address Secondary area- 25 concerns about water Special Uses storage tanks, radio/TV Primary area - 8 towers, transmission Secondary area- 7 lines, motor freight All Uses terminals, and storage Primary area - 62 and distribution of Secondary area- 32 petroleum products; uses also revised to US 70/BUCHHORN DISTRICT permit churches, and Uses by Right clubs and lodges. Primary area - 32 Secondary area- 10 Special Uses Primary area - 41 Secondary area- 22 All Uses Primary area - 73 Secondary area- 32 I-851US 70 DISTRICT Uses by Right Primary area - 63 Secondary area-25 Special Uses Primary area - 11 Secondary area- 8 All Uses Primary area - 74 Secondary area- 33 21 MEETING PERMITTED USE SUD04ARY COMMENT January 10, 1994 I-40/OLD NC 86 DISTRICT Permitted use table Work Session Uses by Right revised to provide more Primary area - 74 specificity regarding Secondary area- 27 types of manufacturing Special Uses uses permitted and on Primary area - 10 what basis (e.g.; Secondary area- 8 manufacturing uses All Uses expanded from 19 to Primary area - 84 45); also reflects final Secondary area- 35 Planning/EDC staff review of concerns US 70/BUCHHORN DISTRICT identified to date. Uses by Riaht Primary area - 74 Secondary area- 12 Special Uses Primary area - 42 Secondary area- 22 All Uses Primary area - 116 Secondary area- 34 I-SWUS 70 DISTRICT Uses by Ri¢ht Primary area - 105 Secondary area-27 Special Uses Primary area 12 Secondary area- 8 All Uses Primary area - 117 Secondary area- 35 PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-40/OLD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ' AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an"X"appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter"A"or"B"appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vacant,the use is not allowed. I-40/Old NC 86 EDD Land Use Primary A Secondary Durham City/County rea Area Business Park Zoning District RESIDENTIAL Dwelling,single_fa Only in designated X Dwelling,two—fa locations and subject X Dwelling,multi—family to des&standards X Dwelling,mobile home (For replacement of X eristmg mobffe home) Temporary mobile home or custodial care B B Temporary mobile home (For occupancy during construction of permanent resjdend'al unit and for X 30 dais after issuance of Certilic ate ofOccupancy) AGRIPULTUREO FORBSTAY A FJSN3N Animal hospital/veterinarian X Class I kennel B Class II kennel B CONSTRUCTION Building contractors Plumbing,heating,electrical,and similar trade contractors .MANUFACTURING,ASSEMBLY,AND PROCESSING Food Products see listing below — Da' X — Bake X — Bottling plants X — Miscellaneous food preparation; e.g.,coffee X —roasting,condiments,codecti qnary products,etc. Paper Products see listing below — Converted paper and paperboard products X — Paperboard containers and boxes X Furniture and Fiatttres see listing below — Household and office furniture — Miscellaneous furniture and futures Printing and Publishing Establishments X Pharmaceutical Products X X Rubber and Plastic Products see listing below — Rubber and plastic footwear — Rubber and plastic hose and belting — Miscellaneous plastic products;e.g.,plastic pipe, packaging materials,etc. 23 PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-40/0LD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an"X"appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter"A"or"B"appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vacant,the use is not allowed. I-40/Oid NC 86 EDD Land Use Primary Secondary Durham City/County Area Area Business Parr Zoning District MAN WACTURIN G,ASSEMBLY,AND PROCESSING Gontinsod Stone,Glass,Clay,and Concrete Products see listing below —Flat glass — Glass and glassware — Pottery and related products — Cut stone products Fabricated Metal Products see listing below — Metal cans and shipping containers — Cutlery and hand tools — Heating equipment,except electric and warm air,and plumbing facture — Fabricated structural metal products — Nuts,bolts,screws,rivets,and washers Industrial Machine see listing below — Engines and turbines —Farm/garden machinery and equipment — Metalworking machinery and equipment — Special industrial machinery; e.g.,textile machine —General industrial machinery and equipment; e.g.,purification equipment,ball and roller bearings,etc. — Office,computing,and accounting machines X X Electronic Equipment see listing bebw — Electric transmiu on and distribution X X — Electrical industrial apparatus X X — Household appliances X X — Electric lighting and wiring equipment X X — Radio and television receiving equipment X X — Communications equipment X X — Electronic components and accessories X X Transportation Equipment see listing below — Motorcycles,bicycles,and parts X — Miscellaneous transportation equipment;a g., X motor vehicle components Instruments see listing be" — Measuring,analyzing,and controlling instruments X X c PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-40/OLD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an W appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter*A*or'B*appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vacant,the use is not allowed. I-40/01d NC 86 EDD Land Use Prig SwAadary Dub=CitytCoanty Area Area Bmiae"Parr Zoning District MAKU ACrU tlNtit A$9L%M` .ANg PI t14 EBSII Q Coaattiteteed Instruments Continued —see listing below — Photographic,medical,and optical goods X X — Watches and clocks X X Miscellaneous Manufacturing Industries (see listing below) — Jewe and silverware X — Musical instruments X —Toys,sporting,and athletic goods X — Pen,pencils,office,and artist supplies X — Miscellaneous manufacturing industries; e.g., X costume jewelry, buttons,etc. '�N�flR�`A"PIt7►1aI C4hi1�UI� :ANA LITIFI'IFS , Rail/bus passenger shelter X X X Bus terminals and garWa Surface and structure parking as principal use (When assodated with a local or regional X X transportatim heal such as mass transit or park—acid—ride) Public utility stations and sub—stations,switching A A X stations,and telephone exchanges Radio and television transmitting and receiving B towers Elevated water storage tanks B (As acceasory use without Special Use Peendt Transmission lines B X Water and sanitary sewer pumping stations X X X Motor freight terminate Postal and parcel defimy services X Storage and warehousing,inside building X X Storage of goods,outdoors (Ac cemmy only and X subject to screening) WHOLESALE ITADE Durable Goods see listing below — Automotive parts and supplies X X In an enclosed bind —Furniture and home furnishings X X —Lumber and other construction materials X X — Electrical goods X X 25 PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-40 1OLD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an W appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter"A"or"B"appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted.,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vaunt,the use is not allowed. I-40/01d NC"EDD Land Use Primary Secondary Durham City/Coaaty Area Area Budaeu Part Zoning District WHOLESALE TRADE +coati d . Durable Goods Continued— see listing below — Sporting,recreational,photographic, X X and hobby goods;toys and supplies — Hardware,plumbing,and heating equipment X X and supplies — Machinery,equipment,and supplies X X Non—Durable Goods see listing below — Paper and paper products X X — Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics X X Apparel and piece goods X X — Groceries and related products X X — Beer,wine,and distilled alcoholic beverages X X Storage and distribution of petroleum products (Facilities for kwal distribution and sales only— bulk terminals and tank farms pwWhipao Farm equipment sales Motor vehicles,new and used,sales and rental Motor vehicle service station Nightclubs,bars,and pubs (Only as accessory use X to hotel,motel or restaurant Restaurants(carry—out,drive—in,and general) in a separate,free—standing building Restaurants(carry—out,drive—in,and general) when located in a service bu0ding,court or plaza, X or enclosed mall consiaing of muldple uses Retail trade,sales and rental of durable and convenience goods,merchandise,and equipment, including mail order houses,in a separate,free- standing building Retail trade,sales and rental of durable and convenience goods,merchandise,and equipment, X including mail order houses,when located in a service building,court or plaza,or enclosed mall consisting of multiple uses. FINANCE,INSURANCE,AND REAL ESTATE Banks,savings and loans,and credit unions X X X Credit agencies and institutions X X X i 26 PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-40/0LD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an"X"appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter"A"or"B"appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of.Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vacant,the use is not allowed. I-40/0Id NC"BDD Land Use ftlawy Secoadwy Doha.City/Coaoty Area Area Bosiaess Park Zosial District FINAN IN3 MD:REAL ESTATE . bmhme Security and commodity brokers,and investment X X X offices Insurance carriers and agents X X Real estate agents and brokers X X SERVICES Day care facility,including large day care home X X B Hotels and motels X Churches X X X Community center A A B Schools,elementary,middle,and high X B Schools,vocational X Schools,dance,art,and music X X Beauty and barber shops X X Clubs and lodges,and social,fraternal,and union A A B clubhouses Indoor theaters X Funeral homes X Health services,including doctors and dentists X X X offices,and medical and dental laboratories Laundry,dry cleaning,and shoe repair services X X Libraries X X X Golf driving and practice ranges Art/phowgraphic studios X X Recreational facilities (NOR— fr A A B Recreational facilities P.rofr A A Repair service,electronic and appliance X X Research facility X X Assembly facility— less than 300 person capacity X Assembly fa — 300 or more person capacity X Motor vehicle maintenance and re shop) Other offices and personal services;e.g.,attorneys, watch and jewelry repair,computer programming and data processing,employment and travel X X X agencies,advertising agencies,and accounting, engineering,architectural,and surveying offices i 27 PERMITTED USE COMPARISON — I-401OLD NC 86 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT AND DURHAM BUSINESS PARK ZONING DISTRICT NOTE:Where an W appears in the column,the use is allowed,and development plans will be reviewed and approved by County staff.If the letter"A*or"B"appears in the column,the use is allowed,but only after a public hearing has been conducted,and a Special Use Permit approved by either the County Commissioners/City Council(A) or the Board of Adjustment(B).Where the use is not listed or the column is vacant,the use is not allowed. 1-40/341 NC"EDD Land Use Primary Secondary Durbam CityACounty Area Area Business Part Zoning Diatrict CIOVERNI`d Governmental protective services (Police and fire stations,rescue squads,and X X volunteer fire departments) Parks,public and non— rofit X X Governmental facilities and office buildings X X X (Jbd!!!ji1j solid waste collection centers C>iTHi€;R:USixS: Accessory uses X X X Historic buildings for non—residential/mixed use A A NOTE: Uses permitted in the Durham Business Park zoning district but not allowed in the EDD include: Airports/air strips Radio/TV studios Cemeteries Colleges and universities Golf courses Heliports/belistrips Nursing Mmes