HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 12-12-2000-1aORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
AND
PLANNING BOARD
PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: December 12, 2000
Action Agenda
Item No. e. Z .a
SUBJECT: Creation of an "EDD/Limited Office" Zoning District
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YES
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Draft Ordinance Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext 2592
Robert P. Davis, Planner III, ext 2580
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough 732-8181
Chapel Hill 968-4501
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 336-227-2031
PURPOSE: Creation of an "EDD/Limited Office" zoning district in the Orange County permitted
use zoning tables.
BACKGROUND: The Orange County/Hillsborough Economic Development Districts Task Force
has been working since February of this year on zoning districts that would permit certain uses
by right and some uses through a special use rezoning and special use permit process. The
new EDD/Limited Office district would permit primarily community and regional office
development with accessory restaurants.
The uses by right would be low impact as it relates to traffic generation and permit a variety of
small and/or large buildings which could be multistory to reduce impervious area impacts. This
district would be known as the "base district" wherein properties would be rezoned to this
proposed district and prompt the encouragement of this type of district and office use.
If the site is presently developed, it could continue under its present regulations. If redeveloped
or the site is undeveloped then the new regulations would apply.
Any projects developed under the new EDD/LO would adhere to the new abridged version of
the EDD design manual which is item number five of the public hearing.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None at this time.
RECOMMENDATION(S): Administration recommends the acceptance of staff and, public input
into the public hearing records and transmittal to the Planning Board for recommendation back
to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than January 17- ~nn~
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE ZONING ORDINANCE
OF ORANGE COUNTY
THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OF ORANGE COUNTY ORDAINS THAT THE
ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE IS AMENDED AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Adding a new Section 4.2.17, as follows.
4.2.17 Limited Office (LO) District
a) Intent
The intent of the Limited Office District is to provide locations for low traffic
generating office and service enterprises in areas where traffic congestion is a real
concern.
b) Application Criteria
This district will usually be applied where the following conditions exist:
l) .Located adjacent to property zoned Local Commercial-I (LC-1),
Neighborhood Commercial-II (NC-2), Community Commercial-III
(CC-3), General Commercial-IV (GC-4), Off ce/Institutional (O/I),
Economic Development (ED) and Residential, or Entranceway Special
Use
2) Water and sewer lines exist at the site or aze to be made available as part
of the development process.
Section 2. 4.3
Add a new column to 4.3 Permitted Use Table,
Permitted Uses in the Limited Office District as follows:
Limited Office
Uffice, clerical, research, and services
Class I, wholly inside building
Class II, wholly inside building
Outside permitted
*/SUP
*/SUP
Libraries, museums, art galleries & centers *
Restaurants
Accessory cafeteria within another use
All other
SUP
Veterinarian
Emergency Services *
Utilities Facilities
Neighborhood
Funeral Home *
Bus station train station
Combination Uses
Class B office buildings meet the EDD design manual as revised for Hillsborough EDD.
Class A office buildings are any that do not meet the criteria of Class B.
Use of designations *, SUP, MP in table of permissible uses for LO &ESU
a) The "*" designation means the use is permitted by right. If a use designated with
"*" wants to occupy an existing structure, a zoning compliance permit is needed.
If a use designated with "*" wants to build on a site, a site plan must be approved
by staff if:
[DECIDE] under 2 acres
under 5 acres
under 10 acres or
unlimited.
b) The "SUP" designation means the use is a special use and requires a special use
permit approved by the Boazd of County Commissioners in accordance with
Article 8.
c) The "SUP/MP" designation means the use may choose approval as a' master plan
by the Board of County Commissioners in accordance with the Master Plan
requirements for the ESU district.
d) The "*/SUP" designation means the use is permitted by right if it does not exceed
[DECIDE] 1. 20,000 square feet of gross building or 2 acres of land azea
2. X0,000 squaze feet of gross building or 4 acres of land area.
Section 3. Amend by adding to Article 5 "Establishment of Dimensional Requirements" by
amending 5.12 Schedule for Non-Residential Development Lot by Lot Planned
Developments.
Limited Office
Minimum Lot Area 2 ac 1 ac
Minimum Lot Width (in feet) 200 75
Minimum Side Yard Width (in feet) 20
Minimum Rear Yard Width (in feet) 201
Minimum Front Setback (in feet) 501
Maximum Impervious surface (percent of gross lot) 50%
Maximum Building Height (in feet) 60
1 or height of building whichever is greater
Section 4. All provisions of any county ordinance in .conflict with this ordinance are
repealed.
Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon adoption.
The foregoing ordinance having been submitted to a vote, received the following vote and
was duly adopted this 18`" day of January 2001.
Ayes:
Noes:
Absent or Excused:
Beverly Blythe
Clerk to the Boazd of County Commissioners