HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 11-24-2003-c3aPUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: November 24 2003
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Action Agenda
Item No. C.3.a
SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to Make Schools:
Elementary, Middle, and Secondary a Special Use in Appropriate Zoning Districts
and Add Standards of Evaluation
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
• Proposed Ordinance Amending Permitted Use Table Craig N. Benedict, Ext. 2592
• Ordinance Proposing Text Amendments to Zoning
Ordinance Referencing Special Use Standards
(to be delivered under separate cover)
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732 -8181
Chapel Hill 968 -2700
Durham 688 -7331
Mebane (336)227 -2031
PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning
Ordinance to make Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary a Class A Special Use in
appropriate zoning districts and to apply special use permit standards that meet the general
standards, zoning district requirements and similar standards as detailed in Section 8.8.29 ( "Growth
Management Subdivision Standards ") of the Zoning Ordinance,
BACKGROUND: Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary ( "schools ") are currently a
permitted use in the following zoning districts: RB, AR, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R13 and OI.
Recent amendments to the EDD Design Manual permitted use table added "schools" as a Class A
Special Use in the Buckhorn EDD, Special use standards specific to "schools" were also prepared
and are pending adoption by the BOCC.
In addition, the recently adopted November 5, 2003 "Growth Management Subdivision Standards"
are under consideration to be used as appropriate, to evaluate school applications. Many aspects
of subdivision review also can be readily applied to non- residential development. EDD design
standards also parallel these new standards so these text amendments will promote consistent
standards whether in a subdivision or other non - residential use.
Staff work on the Buckhorn EDD amendment prompted an assessment of "schools" in other zoning
districts. It was determined that they pose certain impacts, most notably traffic, and addressing
them as a special use in all applicable districts would make it possible to more effectively mitigate
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impacts and apply consistent standards throughout the County planning jurisdiction.
Therefore school review will include specific school- related standards, general special use
standards, and comprehensive standards that address the wide scope of public service provision
and environmental design sensitivity.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendments.
The Administration recommends that the proposed amendments be referred to the Planning Board
for a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than January 26, 2004.
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An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County
Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of the County of Orange, North
Carolina, that the Zoning Ordinance is hereby amended as follows:
Bold = New Language
Sei2w xreagli = Deleted Language
Section 1: Amend Article 4, Section 43 entitled "Permitted Use Table" and Use
P19 listed Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary as depicted on the attached table.
Section 2: That this ordinance be placed in the file of published ordinances..
Section 3: That this ordinance is effective upon adoption.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Orange County
Commissioners that this Ordinance entitled `An Ordinance Amending the Zoning
Ordinance of Orange County" is adopted.
Upon motion of Commissioner
Commissioner
the _ day of
seconded by
the foregoing Ordinance was adopted this
2003,
I, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for the County of
Orange, North Carolina, 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.
2001
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said County, this day of
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Clerk to the Board of Commissioners
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