HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-05-2003-9cORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 5, 2003
Action Agen a
Item No. -C
SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for November 24 2003 Quarterly Public Hearing
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) NO
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proposed Legal Advertisement
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext 2592
Robert Davis, Planner III, ext 2580
Tom Altieri, Planner III, ext 2579
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
PURPOSE: To receive authorization to submit the Quarterly Public Hearing Legal
Advertisement for publication for the November 24, 2003 quarterly public hearing.
BACKGROUND: The next regular quarterly public hearing is scheduled for November 24,
2003. A summary of each item proposed for public hearing is provided. Staff is available to
research and answer questions prior to the public hearing.
ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT
1. PD-1-03 State Employees Credit Union
Request for rezoning of an Economic Development -Limited Office 1 (ED-LO-1) district
to a Planned Development Economic Development Linear Office (PD-ED-LNR) district
with a Class A Special Use Permit. The proposal will add 2,523 square feet to the
existing building, a 634 square foot remote teller station with a 2,000 square foot canopy,
and relocate the existing drive through lanes and add a fifth lane. The 3.25 acre tract is
located 2313 Old NC 86, the southwest corner of Old NC 86 and Oakdale Drive (PIN
numbers 9863-97-4356 and 9863-97-5102) in the Hillsborough Area Economic
Development District. Development projects in the Hillsborough Area Economic
Development District which do not meet all standards specified in the Hillsborough Area
Economic Development District Design Manual may be approved by the Board of County
Commissioners as a Planned Development with a Class A Special Use Permit. The
applicant is requesting Special Use Permit approval because the proposed development
project does not meet all of the standards specified in the Hillsborough Area Economic
Development District Design Manual.
CONCURRENT TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE
AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Growth Management System: Text amendments to require subdivisions located in more
than one zoning district, including overlay districts, to go through the planned
development rezoning process,
TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE
Schools: Amend Article 4,3 (Permitted Use Table) and Article 8 (Special Uses) of the
Zoning Ordinance to allow "School, elementary, middle, and high" with the approval of a
Class A special use permit,
2, Telecommunication Towers: Amend Article 6.18 (Telecommunication Towers and
Equipment) and Article 8.8,17a (Telecommunication Towers) to require:
a, At the annual telecommunications projection meeting that the initial
propagation studies begin with co-locations on existing stnactures.
b. Photo simulations to be submitted at time of application.
c, Balloon photos to be filed at time of application,
d, Deposit of $1,000.00 at pre-application meeting to cover fees incurred by
consultant prior to formal application submittal; allow reduction of deposited
fee by same amount.
e, Propagation studies, to scale, of entire network.
f, Revise the intent, scope, and use of the Master Telecommunications Plan
(MTP) to:
1) Create a planning tool for information purposes
2) Set a hierarchy of preferred locations
g. Other minor changes to improve process and clarity.
TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Recommendations of Orange Grove Road Transportation Group: Amend section
IV~~B-3, Streets, to consider requiring bicycle facilities, sidewalks, and common
access points concurrent with development projects that abut or adjoin roadways
with approved access management plans.
2. Certificates and Endorsements to Appear on Final Plat: Amend section V-D-6 to
update certifications that are outdated, to add an endorsement for the Schools Adequate
Public Facilities Ordinance, and to add statements for water and sewer endorsements;
also minor changes related to process and procedure,
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact associated with this decision.
Advertisement casts are included in the budget for County initiated items,
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends APPROVAL of the proposed
November 24, 2003 Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A public hearing will be held in the Mudge F. Gordon Battle Superior Courtroom of the
New Orange County Courthouse, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on
Monday, November 24, 2003, at 7:30 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens
an opportunity to speak for or against the following items:
A. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT
1. PD-1-03 State Employees Credit Union
Request for rezoning of an Economic Development -Limited Office 1 (ED-
LO-1)dlstrict to a Planned Development Economic Development Linear
OfFice (PD-ED-LNR) district with a Class A Special Use Permit. The
proposal will add 2,523 square feet to the existing building, a 634 square
foot remote teller station with a 2,000 square foot canopy, and relocate the
existing drive through lanes and add a fifth lane. The 3.25 acre tract is
located 2313 Old NC 86, the southwest corner of Old NC 86 and Oakdale
Drive (PIN numbers 9863-97-4356 and 9863-97-5102) in the Hillsborough
Area Economic Development District. Development projects in the
Hillsborough Area Economic Development District which do not meet all
standards specified in the Hillsborough Area Economic Development
District Design Manual may be approved by the Board of County
Commissioners as a Planned Development with a Class A Special Use
Permit. The applicant is requesting Special Use Permit approval because
the proposed development project does not meet all of the standards
specified in the Hillsborough Area Economic Development District Design
Manual.
Purpose: A public hearing on this request is needed because the proposed
project does not meet all of the standards specified in the Hillsborough Area
Economic Development District Design Manual which would allow for
administrative approval.
B. CONCURRENT TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING
ORDINANCE AND ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
1. Text amendments to require subdivisions located in more than one zoning
district, including overlay zoning districts, to go through the planned
development rezoning process.
Purpose: To promote uniformity and consistency in design for subdivisions that
cross zoning district boundaries.
C. TEXT AMENDMENTS TA THE ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE
Amend Article 4.3 (Permitted Use Table) and Article 8 (Special Uses) to
allow "School, elementary, middle, and high," with the approval of a Class
A special use permit.
Purpose: Schools are an essential public facility. However, they do pose certain
impacts, most notably traffic. Addressing them as a special use will make it
possible to more effectively mitigate impacts.
2. Telecommunication Towers: Amend Article 6.18 (Telecommunication
Towers and Equipment) and Article 8.8.17a (Telecommunication Towers) to
require:
a. At the annual telecommunications projection meeting that the initial
propagation studies begin with co-locations on existing structures.
b. Photo simulations to be submitted at time of application.
c. Balloon photos to be filed at time of application.
d. Deposit of $1,000.00 at pre-application meeting to cover fees incurred
by consultant prior to formal application submittal; allow reduction of
deposited fee by same amount.
e. Propagation studies, to scale, of entire network.
f. Revise the intent, scope, and use of the Master Telecommunications
Plan (MTP) to:
1) Create a planning tool for information purposes
2) Set a hierarchy of preferred locations
g. Other minor changes to improve process and clarity.
Purpose: During review of four Telecommunications Tower applications under
the recently adopted amendments, a few minor inconsistencies have became
apparent to applicants, the staff, the consultant and attorneys, These minor
amendments are intended to clarify those inconsistencies to provide a better
understanding of the various aspects of the review process, Also included in
these amendments is a revision of the intent, scope and use of the Master
Telecommunications Plan (MTP) concept which was adopted as a placeholder in
the ordinance pending future BOCC review and approval,
D. TEXT AMENDMENTS TO THE ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS
Amend section IV-B-3. Streets, to consider requiring bicycle facilities,
sidewalks, and common access points concurrent with development
projects that abut or adjoin roadways with approved access management
plans.
Purpose: To more effectively address the transportation impacts of development
projects.
2. Amend section V-D-6. Certificates and Endorsements to Appear on Final
Plat
Purpose: To update certifications that are outdated, to add an endorsement for
the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, and to add statements for
water and sewer endorsements; also minor changes related to process and
procedure,
Changes may be made in the advertised proposals that reflect debate, objections
and discussion at the hearing.
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Accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities can be provided if the
request is made to the Director of Planning at least 48 hours prior to the Public
Hearing by calling the appropriate number listed below. The full text of the
changes may be obtained after November 19, 2003 from the Planning Department.
Also, the text may be obtained at the County website www.co.orange.nc.us at the
Agendas and Reports link prior to the meeting.
Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning
Department located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306E Revere Road,
Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p,m. Monday
through Friday. You may also call 245-2575 (Hillsborough), 688-7331 (Durham), 967-
9251 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro) or 227-2031 (Mebane/Graham), Please ask far extension
2575 ar 2585. You will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions.
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