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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-28-2005-c4ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 28, 2005 Action Agenda Item No. C.4 SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element -Public Outreach Update and Proposal for Public Hearings, DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. Schedule and Possible Outline for Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Adoption Process Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, ext. 2592 Tom Altieri, ext. 2579 TELEPHONE Nl1MBERS: Hillsborough 245-2130 Chapel Hill 968-4501 PURPOSE: Provide the BOCC with an update on Public Outreach, including County advisory board presentations, and Planning Staff's proposed schedule and outline for the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element adoption process. BACKGROUND: Public Outreach, Advisory Board Presentations - At the October 21, 2004 County Commissioners Work Session, the BOCC directed Staff to meet with several county advisory boards to ask for their perspective on Staffs ideas for the Land lJse Element Update, Although written perspectives from each advisory board will be forthcoming, Planning Staff will discuss, in general, initial comments received at the following meetings: Affordable Housing Advisory Board, February 8, 2005; Agricultural Preservation Board, February 16, 2005; Commission for the Environment, February 14, 2005; Economic Development Commission, December 9, 2004; Board of Health, January 27, 2005; and Historic Preservation Commission, January 26, 2005 Attachment 1 Schedule and Possible Outline for Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Adoption Process -Planning Staff will review the proposed schedule and outline and Public Hearing notification requirements with the County Commissioners in detail. In summary, Staffs proposal includes two Public Hearings for the Land Use Element Update and Zoning Implementation Amendments.. The initial Public Hearing is proposed far May 23, 2005 and is intended to introduce a first draft of the Land Use Element text and zoning implementation amendments and begin receiving formal citizen comment. A second Public Hearing is proposed for November 21, 2005 to give the citizens of Orange County an additional opportunity to provide formal comments prior to County Commissioner consideration. During the six-month period between the two Public Hearings that have been proposed, Planning Staff will be working with the Planning Board to review the draft text and Zoning amendments and collecting additional citizen comments in writing, Staff has proposed a special meeting of the Planning Board in October to receive their recommendation prior to the proposed final Public Hearing in November of this year. The Planning Board will also have additional opportunity to provide comments following the proposed November 21St Public Hearing which will take place before the County Commissioners consider adopting the Land Use Element Update and proposed Zoning Implementation Amendments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: The costs of newspaper advertising and first class mail notification are estimated at $10,000 - $15,000, RECOMMENDATION(S): Administration recommends that the Board review this proposal and authorize Staff to proceed with the proposed schedule and process, G.\Conrprebensive Planning Div\GENE~?00$ Public Headngs\Feb 28\CPLU6 Updam\Abslraq 02?205 doc Attachment 1 Schedule and Possible Outline for Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Adoption Process March 3`d, 10tH 29tH and 3151 Public Outreach Information Sharing Sessions April 19tn_ Staff reports back to BOCC on Outreach and options narrowed far upcoming Public Hearing 3 May 3~d Request BOCC approval of initial Public Hearing Legal Ad and letter for direct mailing May 4m-9tH -First class mail notification to individual property owners* May 23m Initial Public Hearing introducing first draft of: i) Land Use Element text including Goals, Objectives, and Policies and 2) Zoning Implementation Amendments (i.e, residential Density Reduction and increase in residential Minimum Lot Size) June, July, Aug.., and Sept .......... .........Planning Board (PB) reviews items 1) & 2) above July-Oct ..................................... ..........Staff revises items 1) & 2) above Mid-Oct .................................... ..........PB makes recommendation Nov 2"d Request BOCC approval of final Public Hearing Legal Ad Nov 2151 Final Public Hearing Dec 7tH PB makes additional comments Dec 13tH BOCC Consideration/Adoption *Required in the absence of availing ourselves of state legislation that states that the first class mail notification shall not be required if the zoning map amendment directly affects more than 50 properties, owned by a total of at least 50 different property owners. In this instance, a county may elect to publish an expanded published notice (% page newspaper advertisements) as an alternative to first class mail notification.