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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 24, 2003
Action Agenda,,
Item No. C -2.a
SUBJECT: Text Amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance -Proposed
Subdivisions Within Multiple Zoninq Districts
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections
PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)
ATTACHMENT(S):
Zoning Ordinance Amendment
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Graig Benedict, Planning Director Ext 2592
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: To hear citizen and public comments regarding the proposed text amendments to
the Zoning Ordinance requiring planned development review processes in certain multi-zoning
district cases,
BACKGROUND:
During discussions involving the Growth Management System, adopted November 5, 2003,
there was a request made by the BOCC to consider requiring subdivisions located in multiple
zoning districts, including a subdivision located in more than one overlay district or a subdivision
located in anon-overlay district and an overlay district, to go through the planned development
rezoning process.
The proposed planned development rezoning requirement in these cases would promote
consistency in the design of subdivisions that may be located in multiple zoning districts,
Often different districts have varying impervious area and/or density requirements and
occasionally different land use restrictions.
The rezoning process permits a comprehensive review of an area, If the entire area of the
subdivision uses the more restrictive zoning requirements, then the need for the planned
development process is unnecessary to resolve varying and inconsistent zoning regulations.
The subdivision, depending on the number of lots and location within the County (rural or
urban), would still be subject to those Planned Development/Special Use review thresholds,
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Process
1) Public Hearing to be held an November 24, 2003.
2) Planning Board to make recommendation to BOCC.
3) BOCC makes final decision
FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no public financial impact associated with this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff recommends Approval of the amendments.
Administration recommends that the proposed amendmenfs be referred to the Planning
Board for a recommendafion returned to the BOCC no sooner than January 26, 2004.
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Ordinance to Public Hearing
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An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance
of Orange County
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that fhe Orange
County Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
Section 1. ZONING ORDINANCE, Amend Article 4.1 by inserting the following after
the last paragraph of Article 4.1:
** Within all districts certain subdivisions of land must meet additional
requirements and be approved either as a Class A Special Use or as a
Planned Development, Class A Special Use as follows:
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4) Major Subdivisions which lie in more than one zoning district,
including a subdivision located in more than one overlay district or a
subdivision located in anon-overlay district and an overlay district are
required to be processed as a planned development and special use
application, The subdivision meeting the above conditions shall be
classified as a Major Subdivision, Planned Development/Class A
Special Use Rural Designated ar Major Subdivision, Planned
Development/Class ASpecial Use Urban Designated depending on
location.
If the subdivision application submittal proposes a design employing
the more restrictive of the multi-district zoning regulations, then the
subdivision proposal is excluded from this specific provision. Other
processes and requirements of the zoning and subdivision
regulations remain in full farce and effect irrespective of this
exclusion if used,
Section 2. ZONING ORDINANCE Amend Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table, by
amending the following notes on each page of the permitted use table:
Major Subdivisions which lie in mare than one zoning district, including a
subdivision located in more than one overlay district or a subdivision
located in anon-overlay district and an overlay district are required to be
processed as a planned development and special use application, The
subdivision meeting the above conditions shall be classified as a Major
Subdivision, Planned Development/Class ASpecial Use Rural Designated
or Major Subdivisien, Planned Development/Class ASpecial Use l)rban
Designated depending on location.
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Ordinance to Public Hearing
If the subdivision application submittal proposes a design employing the
more restrictive of the multi-district zoning regulations, then the
subdivision proposal is excluded from this specific provision. Other
processes and requirements of the zoning and subdivision regulations
remain in full force and effect irrespective of this exclusion if used.
Section 3. This ordinance is effective upon its adoption.
Section 4. That this ordinance be place in the file of published ordinances.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of Orange County
Commissioners that this ordinance entitled "An Ordinance Amending fhe Zoning
Ordinance of Orange Count,)!' be adopted,
Upon motion of Commissioner ,seconded by
Commissioner ,the foregoing ordinance was adopted this the
day of , 2003.
I, Donna S, Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of
said Board at a meeting held on , 2003 as relates in any way to the
adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of said
Board.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of
2003.
SEAL
Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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