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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 06-12-2007-4iiORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date.: June 12, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. ~- ~ i i SUBJECT: Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE) DEPARTMENT: Economic Development PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No Planning & Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): 1) Matrix 2) Schedule 3) Draft Rural Buffer Memo INFORMATION CONTACT: Tina Moon, 210-2595 , Noah Ranells, 245-2330 Michael Harvey, 245-2607 PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is to: 1) respond to questions and comments from the May 21, 2007 Joint BOCC/Planning Board Work Session on the Agricultural Support Enterprises project, 2) request the Board's endorsement of those concepts, or elements, which staff believe are key to the success of the project, and 3) receive authorization to complete the project in accordance with the schedule provided as Attachment 2. BACKGROUND: At the May 2007 Joint BOCC/Planning Board Work Session, staff presented the Board with an update of an on-going project (currently called Agricultural Support Enterprises) to provide more business opportunities for local farmers and requested the Board's endorsement of three underlining concepts. At previous meetings on this topic, staff presented the Board with colored "matrices" and "color progression charts" showing how new agricultural uses could fit within the framework of the County's existing land uses. These materials were intended to provide the Board with illustrative examples, a general sense of the types of uses that staff hoped to add to the ordinance, and the type of permitting process that staff believed would be appropriate for each use. Staff shared the most recent matrix with the Board during a February 28, 2005 Work Session, at which time the project was referred to as "Rural Enterprises." While there were specific comments regarding the matrix, the focus of questions at that meeting shifted to broader issues. What were the economic ramifications of these uses? How would staff enforce them? How could these uses compatibly occur within suburbanizing areas? Could rural enterprises dovetail with a TDR program? Staff noted changes that Board members requested for specific entries within the matrix, particularly the request to divide the intensive uses into two categories (shown in italics). This change would allow the Board ample opportunity to review and consider applications for the most intensive uses. Staff presented updates on the project to the Board on May 23, 2005 and May 22, 2006. 2 Staff also presented a detailed summary of the Agricultural Support Enterprises proposal in July of 2006 to give new members of the Planning Board a history of the initiative and additional time for questions. Staff referenced the two-tier intensity level at the July meeting. At the May 2007 meeting, staff recommended the creation of a new Agricultural Support Enterprises Manual to make the program more user-friendly. Staff hopes to begin meeting with local farm agency boards (Soil and Water Conservation District, Agricultural Preservation Board, and others) during the summer to ask for input on the contents and format of the Manual. Staff found farmer and farm agency staff input invaluable during the initial stages of the project and would like to offer them the opportunity to provide meaningful input into this important project. A version of the use matrix would be included in the proposed Manual, so there will be additional opportunities for the Board to review and discuss specifics, should the need arise, during the final approval process for the initiative. This approach would allow the Board to consider staff's original material along with comments from the farming community, Planning Board and Economic Development Commission. This initiative remains an important part of the County's effort to preserve farmland and farming as a viable economic pursuit. The economic development aspect of farming has become so important to the survival of local farms that the county has hired an Agricultural Economic Development Coordinator and has included the farm economy as a critical component of the Economic Development Element of the Comprehensive Plan. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no direct fiscal impact associated with this discussion. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board authorize the key elements of the Agricultural Support Enterprises proposal in accordance with the schedule provided as Attachment 2: 1) Amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow conditional district zoning and develop minor revisions to the Land Use Element, only where required to establish support and/or consistency; 2) Prepare clear performance standards; and 3) Create the ASE Manual. 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Agricultural Support Enterprises -Schedule for Completing Project Staff work in April-May 2007 Prepare materials for May 21, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing Begin performance standards Develop outline for proposed Agricultural Support Enterprises Manual Review materials with County Attorney Draft informational memorandum to Planning Partners May 21, 2007 -QPH Work Session • Request Board's endorsement of three key concepts: 1) amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow conditional district zoning, 2) prepare clear performance standards, and 3) create the ASE Manual • Request authorization to complete the project in accordance with this schedule and permission to sent informational memo to Joint Planning Partners Staff work follow up from May 21, 2007 Work Session Prepare materials for June 12, 2007 BOCC Prepare legal advertisement for consideration at June 26, 2007 BOCC June 12 2007 BOCC • Request Board's endorsement of three key concepts: 1) amend the Zoning Ordinance to allow conditional district zoning, 2) prepare clear performance standards, and 3) create the ASE Manual • Request authorization to complete the project in accordance with this schedule and permission to sent informational memo to Joint Planning Partners June 26 2007 BOCC Request for legal advertisement, consideration for August Quarterly Public Hearing Staff work in June Complete matrix-list of uses, locations and permit requirements Complete performance standards Revise Conditional District Zoning amendments per BOCC comments at May 21, 2007 QPH Finish drafts of all remaining ordinance amendments w/ all linkages Draft ASE Manual Create additional brochures as needed Send draft materials to County Attorney for input June 2007 Meet w/ Planning Staff at Town of Carrboro & Town of Chapel Hill to discuss key concepts June Advisory Board Circuit: PB, EDC, APB Meetings Present key concepts Matrix of uses, locations and permit requirements Present Conditional District Zoning construct & process Present draft materials on ASE Manual and brochures Revise new article providing for conditional district zoning Staff work in July Revise Zoning amendments per County Attorney Modify Manual and companion brochures per input from advisory boards Prepare materials for August 27, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing 0 Agricultural Support Enterprises -Schedule for Completing Project continued July or early August Advisory Board Circuit Follow up with advisory boards, as requested, for additional discussion and opportunity for input Mid August 2007 Begin to engage Joint Planning Partners in discussion of ASE August 27, 2007 -QPH Present to BOCC Revise per BOCC input, if necessary Request permission to forward materials to Joint Planning staff prior to September meeting September Advisory Board Circuit: PB, EDC, APB Meetings Review materials presented at August 27, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing Resolve any remaining issues and request formal approval, if appropriate, at November QPH. i~' DRAFT Memorandum To: Orange County Board of County Commissioners Chapel Hill Town Council Carrboro Board of Aldermen From: Laura Blackmon, County Manager Date: June 12, 2007 Subject: Agricultural Support Enterprises Background At a March 2004 Joint Planning Area Planning Public Hearing, Orange County Planning Staff presented information on an on-going initiative hosted by the Economic Development, Planning and Environment and Resource Conservation departments to provide more business opportunities for local farmers in the rural parts of the county. The project continues to be part of the County's effort to preserve farmland and farming as a viable economic pursuit. The purpose of this memorandum is to provide our Joint Planning Area (JPA) partners with an update of this project and to begin a dialogue on the future of farming in the Rural Buffer.. Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE) Agricultural support enterprises are becoming increasingly important to the survival of our local farms. The focus of the agricultural support enterprises project is to add new farm-related uses to our zoning ordinance that would provide farmers with opportunities to gain more revenue from their farms. These new uses would be logical extensions to existing farm operations, such as corn mazes (agritourism), roadside stands (direct marketing) and small-scale processing facilities to make sauces (value-added), as well as services related to farming such as feed stores and large animal veterinary services. Process Farmers would be required to go through a standard process and obtain a permit like any other development project. (Bona fide farm purposes, which are exempt from zoning per the North Carolina General Statutes, would remain exempt.) Staff are reviewing the existing permit process, as part of this initiative, and are considering ways to streamline it or, at least, to make it more user-friendly. While most of the potential changes to our zoning ordinance would only affect the rural parts of the county, it is possible that some changes may have implications within the Rural Buffer. With that in mind, County staff wanted to provide our JPA partners with an update on the project prior to any formal consideration of amendments. Rural Buffer Intent The second component to this memorandum is to revisit the original intent of the Rural Buffer, to begin a dialogue with our JPA partners to determine if this intent is still valid/appropriate as it pertains to agriculture and related agricultural enterprises. When the Joint Planning Land Use Plan was adopted in 1986, the state of local farming was very different from what it is today. It was assumed that the area within the Rural Buffer Agricultural Support Enterprises Page 1 0 DRAFT would gradually phase out of traditional farming and develop into low-density residential uses. The pattern of development is another subject area for later discussion. The amount of land in the Rural Buffer enrolled in the present use value program for agriculture, forestry and horticulture, today, is approximately 28 percent. Two things have changed during the last twenty years. One is the emergence of organic farming as a popular alternative to traditional farming. Organic farming typically requires less land than traditional farming and can occur as a compatible neighbor to residential uses. Second is the trend of connecting urban residents to local farms, which is linked to food sustainability issues, supporting local growers, buying locally produced goods. Agricultural sustainability The agricultural support enterprises proposal is designed to keep farmers farming, by making agriculture profitable. Should this program extend into the Rural Buffer, it would likely encourage the continuation of the existing active farms. It could encourage, new, smaller-scale and organic farmers to consider starting operations in the Rural Buffer. It could also encourage new farm businesses, such as farm stands and "pick-your-own" operations. Promoting new agricultural operations and agricultural support operations may be seen as inconsistent with the intent of the original Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. But as residential development continues to occur in Orange County and its municipalities, many town residents are seeking a farm connection-as evidenced by the recent Piedmont Farm Tour when approximately 6,500 individuals visited farms in Orange County on two afternoons in late April. Residents in Chapel Hill and Carrboro seem to enjoy not only the rural character of places like Dairyland Road but also the potential link to the farming community. Operations such as Maple View Farm illustrate the potential for successful relationships between urban residents and local farmers, one that provides the farmer with supplemental income and one that provides residents with a rural experience and a locally grown product. ASE Consistency with County Land Use Plan The agricultural support enterprises proposal is designed to allow selected farm uses to occur in a way that is consistent with our overall land use plan. The proposal provides more opportunities for advisory board input and public comment during the approval process. In addition, staff's recommendation to develop a conditional district process for rezoning property to Agricultural Services for specific agricultural support enterprises provides a mechanism for the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) to limit the extent and intensity of an enterprise as part of the approval. Unlike general rezoning, property subject to the conditional district rezoning process may only be used for a specific land use(s), based on asite-specific development plan. Since applications are site specific, the BOCC can consider the suitability of the proposed use based on its location within the county. In other words, the BOCC could approve a rezoning for a certain use in a rural area in northern Orange County and deny a rezoning request for the same use in the Rural Buffer. The location factor will become increasingly important as sections of the county transition from active farming to low-density residential. Agriculture! Support Enterprises Page 2 ar DRAFT Rezoning JPA Process Rezonings are legislative decisions, reviewed by governing boards in accordance with existing joint planning agreement procedures. Any rezoning application would be considered through a public hearing process, neighbors would receive notice and members of the general public would have an opportunity to comment. If the tract in question were located in a joint planning area, the appropriate governing board(s) would have an opportunity to provide input on the request as well. The proposed process to rezone to the Agricultural Services District includes opportunities for the town governing boards to comment on any agricultural support enterprise project early in the process. Summary In summary, the agricultural support enterprises proposal is an agricultural economic development program. Staff's proposal to allow farmers more value-added options places no long-term obligations on their land. It is designed to keep farming an economically viable business by permitting farmers to explore more innovative farm operations. Planning, Economic Development, and Environment and Resource Conservation staff would like to begin a dialogue with town staff before it is further discussed by elected officials, possibly at the fall JPA. Agricultural Support Enterprises Page 3