HomeMy WebLinkAboutBOA Agenda 121420 PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT
Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director
Current Planning 131 W. Margaret Lane
(919) 245-2575 Suite 201
(919) 644-3002 (FAX) ORANGE COUNTY P. O. Box 8181
www.orangecountync.gov NORTH CAROLINA Hillsborough, NC 27278
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AGENDA
ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT
WHITTED MEETING FACILITY
300 West Tryon Street
HILLSBOROUGH, NORTH CAROLINA
December 14, 2020
7:00 p.m.
1. CALL TO ORDER
2. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA
3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES
• February 10, 2020
4. PUBLIC CHARGE:
The Board of Adjustment pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect.
The Board asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous
manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any time should any
member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the
Chair will ask the offending person to leave the meeting until that
individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the
Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to
this public charge is observed. All electronic devices such as cell phones,
pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate.
The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial administrative body established
in accordance with the provisions of local regulations and State law to
perform specified functions essential to the County's planning program.
Action (s) taken by the board are based solely on competent, substantial, and
material evidence presented during a previously scheduled and advertised
public hearing on a specific item. As detailed within Section 2.12.2 of the
UDO the Board chair reserves the right to exclude evidence and testimony that
is deemed: `incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious' and
therefore fails to reasonably address the issues before the Board of
Adjustment. While it should be noted there is no time limit on the
presentation of evidence, the Chair asks that the presentation of evidence be
consistent with established policies, rules of procedure, and acceptable
levels of decorum to ensure a fair and equitable hearing for all parties.
5. ELECTION OF OFFICERS:
a. Chair
b. Vice-chair
6. CASES:
1. A-3-20 — Quasi-judicial hearing to review a Variance Application
requesting a 30' reduction to required County stream buffers.
In accordance with UDO Sections 2.10 Variances and 6.13 Stream
Buffers, the property owners have submitted this variance request for their
parcel of property, which is further described as follows:
• Case Number:
• Parcel Identification Number (Orange County): 9890-08-8119
• Acreage: 1 acre
• Zoning District: Rural Buffer
• Watershed Designation: Property is not located within a Protected
or Critical watershed overlay district.
The applicants are requesting a 30 ft. variance from the normally required
80 ft. County stream buffer. If approved, development on the property
would abide by a 50 ft. buffer from an existing stream.
The applicant's argue the County's required 80 ft. stream buffer prevents
development of the property. There is only an approximately 30 ft. area
where a single-family residence and necessary septic systems could be
located. The topography of the lot also limits options with respect to
where the proposed residence/septic system can be located and still
conform with other applicable land use regulations (i.e. property line
setbacks) and Environmental Health standards (i.e. septic system and well
setbacks).
If the variance is approved, the property could be developed and utilized
for residential purposes while a 50 ft. stream buffer is observed from the
western side of the existing stream. The request will not impact the
State required 50 ft. stream buffer area.
2. A-4-20 — Evidentiary hearing to review a Class B Special Use Permit
application for a recreational facility off Old Greensboro Highway.
In accordance with UDO Sections 2.7 Special Use Permits, 5.2 Table of
Permitted Uses, 5.3.2 Special Uses, and 5.7.2 Recreational Facilities, the
applicants have submitted a Class B Special Use Permit (SUP) application
for a parcel on Atkins Road, which is further described as follows:
• Case Number: SUP20-0008
• Parcel Identification Number: 9758-52-5171
• Acreage: 16.2 acres
• Zoning District: Rural Buffer (RB)
• Watershed Designation: University Lake Protected
The applicants are proposing an outdoor recreational facility for the
playing of cricket, specifically 2 outdoor fields.
The applicant is not proposing any outdoor lighting, structures, bleachers,
public address system, concession stand, or other facilities connected with
the athletic fields. Access to the property will be off of Old Greensboro
Highway. With no lighting, the facility would operate during daylight hours
only.
7. ADJOURNMENT
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