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Home My WebLink AboutAgenda - 11-27-2000-3ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONER'S AND PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 27, 2000 Action Agenda Item No. .~ SUBJECT: .Non-Residential Approval._Procedure for Subdivision, Zoning_and Economic Development Ordinance Amendments DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YES ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Ordinance Robert P. Davis, Planner III Ext. 2580 Craig Benedict, Director Ext. 2592 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane (336)227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive public comment on the proposed Approval Procedure Amendments for the Economic Development, Commercial and/or Industrial Districts Amendments in the Subdivision, Zoning Ordinance and Economic Development Districts Design Manual. BACKGROUND Request • Amend the Approval Procedures and related sections in the Subdivision, Zoning Ordinance and Economic Development Design Manual. • Provides for initial review by the Planning StafF of proposed subdivisions in the Economic Development, Commercial, and/or Industrial Districts. • Sets up all subdivisions (minor and major) in these districts to follow the preliminary plan approval process in the Subdivision Ordinance. • Requires all roads in these subdivisions to be public and constructed to NCDOT standards. • Provides for a minimum lot size of 4 acres in the Economic Development Districts. • Requires dedication of right-of-way and construction of master planned roadways in Economic Development districts. • Promotes service and/or frontage. road interconnectivity. • Limits road cuts to major roadways. • Provides for non-conforming lot development standards. Location Amendments will apply to the entirety of Orange County lying outside the municipalities and their extraterritorial jurisdictions, if any. Development Process Schedule and Action • Public Hearing on November 27, 2000. • Refer amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation back to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than January ~ ~ ~nn~ 2 RECOMMENDATION(S): Plannin StafF Recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendments as given in the attached documents. Administrative Recommendation: Refer proposed amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no sooner than January 18, 2001.