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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
AGENDA
JOINT PUBLIC HEARING NOTE: BACKGROUND MATERIAL
FEBRUARY 28, 1884 IS AVAILABLE IN THE
7:30 P.M. PLANNING DEPARTMENT
SUPERIOR COURTROOM OR THE CLERK'S OFFICE
ORANGE COUNTY COURTHOUSE (NEW)
106 EAST MARGARET LANE
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
NOTICE TO PEOPLE WITH IMPAUtED HEARING: Audio amplification
equipment is available on request. If you need this assistance, please call the
County Clerk's Office at 732-8181 or 866-4501.
A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIRMAN
B. PUBLIC CHARGE
The Board of Commissioners pledgee to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks
its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with
fellow citizens. At any time should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this
public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual
regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting
until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed
C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS
1. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
3 a. Article 6.23.7 Watershed Protection Overlay Districts (Stream Buffer
Requirements)
15 b. Article 6.23.8 Watershed Protection Overlay Districts (Water Supply and Sewage
Disposal Facilities)
25 C. Article 22 Definitions (Lot, Creation of)
29 d. Article 6.24 Water Supply and Sewage Disposal
and
Article 8.8.27 Alternative Wastewater Treatment Systems
D. ADJOURNMENT
Note: The Planning Board will make a recommendation no sooner than its meeting of
March 21, 1894. The Board of Commissioners will consider the items for
decision no sooner than April 4, 1884.
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FEBRUARY 28, 1992
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA SUMMARY
PURPOSE OF THE HEARING
On January 1, 1994, new Orange County zoning provisions went into effect to implement the
State-mandated watershed protection standards. Several property owners have since indicated
that a number of lots would be rendered unbuildable or design flexibility lost as a result of some
Provisions.At a regular Commissioners' meeting in January, Chair Carey asked that staff review
the standards in question. Items C.1(a) and C.1(b) on the agenda have been proposed by the staff
to address the property owners' concerns.
Two additional text amendments, Items CA(c) and C.1(d) have been proposed to clarify
Provisions or include adopted policies in the Zoning Ordinance, based on the recommendation of
the County Attorney.
TOPICS TO BE CONSIDERED
Item CA(a) This amendment would allow staff to approve reductions of the 800 foot
septic system setback and 150 foot building setback from reservoirs if
needed to allow lots created before the effective date to be developed.
Currently, this may only be done through approval of a variance by the
Board of Adjustment. Given the number of lots,particularly around Lake
Orange, the current provisions could result in a large number of variance
requests.
Item CA(b) This amendment would allow the use of off-site or off-property septic
easements in all protected watersheds except University Lake watershed.
Currently,such easements are prohibited.
Item CA(c) This amendment clarifies the point at which a lot is "created"for purposes of
determining whether or not the lot is subject to amendments made to the
Zoning Ordinance and/or Subdivision Regulations.
Item C.1(d) This amendment incorporates the provisions of the Water& Sewer Policy
into the Zoning Ordinance, including the circumstances under which water
and sewer lines may or may not be extended, and the basis on which
alternative wastewater treatment systems may be used, i.e., upon approval
of a Special Use Permit.
I9SUE8&CONCERNS
Other than the concern expressed by property owners, the only comment received to date has
been from OWASA. That agency opposes any changes to the standards for University Lake and
Cane Creek watersheds that are less restrictive than those that went into effect on January 1.