HomeMy WebLinkAboutORD-2025-025-An Ordinance amending the Orange County zoning atlas Attachment 9
Ordinance #: ORD-20254254531•Cj; q�q
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE
ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS
WHEREAS, Orange County has received and processed a petition submitted by Carolina Friends
School and Peter and Martha Klopfer Life Estate ( hereafter 'the Applicant ') seeking to amend the Orange
County Zoning Atlas , as established in Section 1 . 2 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance
( UDO ) , and
WHEREAS , this petition seeks to rezone +/- 110 . 456 acres ( PINs : 9892 -31 - 0306 , 9892-22-73261 9892-
20-2052) from PDHRB ( Planned Development Housing - Rural Buffer) and RB ( Rural Buffer) to NR-CD
( Non - Residential Conditional District) for the purpose of Schools : Preparatory ; and
WHEREAS , the petition has been submitted with a site plan in accordance with the provisions of
Section 2 . 9 . 1 (C) of the UDO ; and
WHEREAS , the requirements of Section 2 . 8 and 2 . 9 of the UDO have been deemed complete ; and
WHEREAS , the Board has found the proposed zoning atlas amendment to be reasonably necessary
to promote the public health , safety , and general welfare ; and
WHEREAS , the Board has found the proposed zoning atlas amendment to be consistent with the
adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan and reasonable and in the public interest .
BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Orange County Zoning
Atlas is hereby amended to rezone the aforementioned parcels to NR- CD ( Non - Residential Conditional
District) , as detailed within the submitted application .
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT in accordance with Section 2 . 9 . 1 ( F ) of the LIDO the approval of this
Conditional Zoning application is subject to the following mutually agreed to conditions :
1 . Normal hours of operation for the School Facility are typically weekdays from 7 : 30 am to 6 : 30 pm ,
plus occasional evening activities which may occur outside of normal hours , such as board or
committee meetings , performances , special lectures , seasonal indoor sports practices or events ,
etc . Seasonally , outdoor sports practices and events may occur only until dark , since no outdoor
athletic lighting will be provided . Occasional seasonal evening and weekend activities include
campus market for on -campus grown agricultural items such as vegetables and flowers . Occasional
seasonal weekend activities include very limited work by staff, facility cleaning and maintenance ,
scheduled rental use of the soccer fields by a community- based sports organization , and limited
community use of the walking trails and track or activities such as " pick up" basketball or soccer, as
allowed by the school .
2 . No lighting will be provided on existing or proposed athletic fields or courts . Site lighting for
Improvements on campus requiring Site Plan approval shall be provided in accordance with Orange
County lighting standards at the time of Site Plan approval .
3 . No burning of land clearing waste shall occur.
4 . Landscape and buffer requirements shall conform to the Orange County UDO at the time of
approval with the following modifications or exceptions :
a . Existing conditions and facilities within the buffer area , above or below ground , may remain
intact , remain in service , and be maintained as needed , but not unduly expanded ;
b . Buffer areas that do not currently meet vegetation standards for required buffers will not
require new plantings or other screening ; and
c . By approval of a detailed Landscape Protection and Re -vegetation Plan , selected individual
trees within buffer areas may be removed and replaced .
5 . Site Improvements shown hereon and/or referenced as future Site Improvements hereon or in the
Conceptual Construction Projection of this Conditional Zoning application establish local building
footprints and shall not be construed to specify exact locations or size of buildings or other
improvements or otherwise restrict the limits of disturbance . The application Site Improvements are
conceptual and shall allow for relocation of buildings and other improvements provided that the
selected location is in accordance with the Orange County UDO at the time of Site Plan approval
and/or Construction Permits from Orange County and/or other Authorities Having Jurisdiction . The
locations included with those future applications shall be required to meet applicable standards at
the time of application except as modified herein or by proper Project Entitlement and/or Permitting
Processes ,
6 . Applicant shall include internal and driveway improvements consistent with the November 21 , 2024 ,
Traffic Impact Analysis Review letter issued by C . N . Edwards , Jr . , P . E . , upon submittal of
construction drawings for a driveway permit on Mt . Sinai Road associated with construction of the
New Upper School .
7 . Parcels 1 , 2 and 3 will be combined into a single parcel within 24 months of expiration of the Klopfer
Life Estate ,
8 . Approval of this zoning application is intended to include the existing uses and features allowed in
the original Special Use Permit as modified . Upon approval of this zoning application , the Special
Use Permit as modified is no longer necessary and shall be extinguished .
BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances and
that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption .
Upon motion of Commissioner �� seconded by Commissioner
u0` the foregoing ordinance was adopted this day of
2025 .
I , Laura Jensen , 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 2025 as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and
that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said Board .
m and and the seal of said County , this day of r' , 2025 .
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