HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-01-2000 - 9dORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: February 1. 2000
Action Agenda-
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SUBJECT:
ED PUBLIC HEARING ADVERTISEMENT-- FEBRUARY 28, 2000
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING & INSPECTIONS PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No
BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No
ATTACHMENT(S):
Proposed Public HE
Legal Advertisement
INFORMATION CONTACT:
Craig Benedict - Extension 2592
Robert P. Davis - Extension 2575
TELEPHONE NUMBERS
Hillsborough 732-8181
Durham 688-7331
Mebane 227-2031
Chapel Hill 967-9251
PURPOSE: To approve the legal adverfisement for item proposed for the February 28, 2000
quarterly public hearing.
BACKGROUND: The next regular quarterly public hearing is scheduled for February 28, 2000. A
summary of ead? item proposed for public hearing is provided below. The proposed
legal advertisement on the public hearing items is attached. The advertisement is
scheduled for consideration by the Board of Commisssioners on February 1, 2000.
A. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS
C GOAL: Watershed Protection adopted June 21, 1999
'OSE. To regulate land development to promote water quality in the
r Neuse Basin (specifically Upper Eno River Basin) and the Cape
Basin and reduce erosion and sedimentation.
Upper Eno Watershed Density Amendments
a. Amend SECTION 6.23 EXTRA REQUIREMENTS FOR
WATERSHED PROTECTION -OVERLAY DISTRICTS to lower the
permitted densities in a portion the Upper Eno Protected Watershed
Area and Upper Eno Critical Area.
b. Amend SECTION 6.23.2 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY to revise the
maximum density allowed in a portion of the Protected Area and the
Critical Area. The proposal would change current regulations to the
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2-acre and 5-acre densities that currently exist in the University Lake
Watershed and the Cane Creek Watershed. The proposed
changes would not apply to any portion of the 1-85/Buckhorn Road
Economic Development District (EDD), nor to the Rural Residential,
transition area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent to the I-
85/Buckhorn Road EDD, nor to Rural Residential, transition area
south of High Rock Road and Lebanon Road as defined in the Land
Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
c. Amend SECTION 6.23.3c.1 Residential Development IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE/DETENTION POND- REQUIREMENTS (RESIDENTIAL)
for a portion of the Protected Area and Critical Area. The proposed
changes would not apply to any portion of the 1-85/Buckhorn Road
Economic Development District (EDD), nor to the Rural Residential,
transition area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent to the I-
85/Buckhorn Road EDD, nor to Rural Residential transition area
south of High Rock Road and Lebanon Road as defined. in the Land
Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
d. Amend SECTION 6.23.3C.2 Non-Residential Development
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE/DETENTION POND REQUIREMENTS
(NON-RESIDENTIAL) for a portion of the Protected Area and Critical
Area. The proposed changes would not apply to any portion of the I-
85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District (EDD), nor to the
Rural Residential, transition area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent
to the 1-85/Buckhorn Road EDD, nor to Rural Residential transition
area south of High Rock Road and Lebanon Road as defined in the
Land Use ,Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
e. Amend SECTION 6.23.9 CLUSTERING in the Orange County
Zoning Ordinance and Section IV-13-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT
of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations.
2. Extra Requirements For Watershed Protection Overlay Districts
a. Amend the cluster option criteria in the Cane Creek Watershed.
Purpose: Increases minimum lot sizes used in the flexible conservation-
cluster option so the `cluster down' smaller lots do not create a burden
on generally poor soils in the county and lot size is consistent with rural
surroundings. Allow density bonus of 10% of the total number of lots
proposed in exchange for the protection of additional open space
between 34 percent and 50 percent. Allow density bonus of 20% of the
total number of lots proposed in exchange for the protection of
additional open space above 50 percent.
B. ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION TEXT AMENDMENTS
BOCC GOAL: Regional Transportation Planning adopted June 21, 1999
BOCC GOAL: Rural Character Preservation adopted June 21, 1999
(Objective 2)
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To gauge cumulative impacts of development as it relates to
m, flexible development options and access.
tI. Various amendments to the Orange County Subdivision
i Regulations.
a. Amend SECTION III-B (1) Classification of Subdivisions to change
from twenty-four month period to a ten (10) year period to require
that parent parcels resubdivided within a ten-year period would be
gauged and reviewed for their cumulative effect in a major
subdivision process.
PURPOSE. To better allow the Planning Department to monitor the
piecemeal pattern of subdivision applications and approvals and to
reduce the incentive to avoid the major subdivision review process.
b. Amend SECTION III-D-1 Concept Plan A roval in all Zoning
Districts Except the Rural Buffer to revise the procedures for concept
plan approval.
PURPOSE: Both options, Conventional and Flexible Development
are still available to the the developer for initial submittal. This
procedure pennits Planning Staff to recommend which option of
subdivision (flexible or conventional) is preferred and to remove
language that the subdivision options are non-binding on the
applicant. This new procedure will promote more open space in
subdivisions.
c. Amend SECTION III-D-2 Concept Plan Approval in the Rural Buffer
Zoning District to revise the procedures for concept plan approval.
Purpose: Same as 2b
d. Amend the SECTION II DEFINITIONS Subdivision (1) by changing
the requirement that resultant lots shall: e) not increase the number
of access points to a public street over the number currently existing
and f) not shift access from a lower classified/volume street to a
higher classified/volume street.
PURPOSE: To promote and maintain transportation efficiency by
limiting access on higher capacity/classified roadways
e. Amend the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to create
a new definition entitled Non-Vehicular Access (NVA) Easement.
PURPOSE. To prevent creation of additional, unauthorized
driveways along roads or allow recombination of lots to defeat the
purpose of the subdivision regulations.
f. Amend Orange Private Road Standards to reduce the maximum
number of lots allowed on a private road to 10 from 25, raise the
standards for private roads and to require that a NC Professional
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Engineer approve the construction of private roads in accordance with
sound engineering practices.
PURPOSE. To encourage construction of public roads thereby
reducing financial burden on residents within subdivisions, to permit
interconnectivity of roads and to raise the standard of construction for
private streets when they are used.
C. AMENDMENTS REGARDING THE FUNCTIONAL CLASSIFICATION
OF ROADS IN ORANGE COUNTY
BOCC GOAL: Comprehensive Plan adopted June 21, 1999
(Objective 2)
BOCC GOAL: Regional Transportation Planning adopted 6/21/1999
BOCC GOAL: Rural Character Preservation adopted June 21, 1999
(Objective 2)
PURPOSE. To plan for the orderly growth of the county transportation
network and integrate the system on a regional basis while maintaining
rural character in review of adopted plans.
Orange County Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Orange County proposes to amend the Transportation Section
(2.6) of the Land Use Element to update the County-Specific
Road Classification section and corresponding changes to 3.6
through 3.12 (Township Plans).
These amendments are proposed as part of the implementation
.of the Board of County Commissioners FY 1999 -- 2000 Goal "To
prepare. a...new Orange County Comprehensive Plan". The
amendments propose to:
a. Promote consistency of functional classification of roads in
Orange County's jurisdiction with classifications of roads in
plans and ordinances of the incorporated municipalities in
Orange County and with NCDOT classifications;
b. Clarify the functional classification of roads in Orange County;
c. Identify spatial "superblocks" where collector roads will be
needed with continued development;
d. Delete previously proposed roads that are no longer planned.
2. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Amendments
a. Amend Article 4.2.10.7 Access for Community Commercial-II
(CC-3) Districts to reflect proposed changes to section 2.6
County-Specific Road Classification System. Deletes the
term "major" from the classification "major collector'.
b. Amend Article 4.2.11.3 Access for General Commericial-IV
(GC-4) Districts to reflect proposed changes to section 2.6
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County-Specific Road Classification System. Deletes the
term "major" from the classification "major collector".
c. Amend Article 13.3 (Traffic Impact Study) Applicability to
require a traffic impact study for special use permits and site
plans for developments expected to generate 800 trips per
day on an arterial road or 350 trips per day on a collector road
or minor local road.
d. Amend Article 22 Definitions to reflect proposed changes to
section 2.6 County-Specific Road Classification System. The
intention of these amendments is to promote consistency of
definitions in the Zoning Ordinance with those in the
Comprehensive Plan and the Subdivision Regulations.
3. Orange County Subdivision Regulations Amendments
a. Amend Section II Definitions to: 1) reflect proposed changes
to section 2.6 County-Specific Road Classification System
and 2) add a definition for a NON-VEHICULAR ACCESS
(NVA) EASEMENT to prohibit driveway or vehicular access
onto an arterial, collector or major local road in a development
where access is provided via a minor local road, a private
road or a shared driveway and 3) add a definition for
SUPERBLOCK that describes areas where future collectors
are required with continued development. The intention of
these amendments is to promote consistency of definitions in
the Zoning Ordinance with those in the Comprehensive Plan
and the Subdivision Regulations.
-b. Amend Section IV-13-3=c=1 (Streets) Widths (Right-of-Way
widths) to change street types to be consistent with proposed
changes to the road functional classification.
c. Amend Section IV-13-3-c-8 Access Restrictions to limit access
from individual lots in new subdivisions to internal streets
(minor local roads) and to require non-access easement to
prohibit driveway or vehicular access along other roads
adjacent to the subdivision.
d. Amend Section IV-13-3-e-2 Applicability to require a traffic
impact study for proposed subdivisions estimated to generate
800 trips per day on an arterial road or 350 trips per day on a
collector road or major local road.
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the attached advertisement for the
February 28, 2000, quarterly public hearing.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
A public hearing will be held in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Superior Courtroom of the New
Orange County Courthouse, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday,
February 28, 2000, at 7:30 p.m. for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to
speak for or against the following items:
A. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENTS
1. Upper Eno Watershed Density Amendments
a. Amend SECTION 6.23 EXTRA REQUIREMENTS FOR
WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS to lower the
permitted densities in a portion the Upper Eno Protected Watershed
Area and Upper Eno Critical Area.
b. Amend SECTION 6.23.2 RESIDENTIAL DENSITY to revise the
maximum density allowed in a portion of the Protected Area and the
Critical Area. The proposal would change current regulations to the
2-acre and 5-acre density that currently exists in the University Lake
Watershed and the Cane Creek Watershed. The proposed changes
would not apply to any portion of the 1-85/Buckhorn Road Economic
Development District (EDD),- nor to the Rural Residential, transition
area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent to the 1-85/Buckhorn Road
EDD, nor to Rural Residential, transition area south of High Rock
Road and Lebanon Road as defined in the Land Use Element of the
Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
c: Amend SECTION 6.23.3c.1 Residential Development IMPERVIOUS
SURFACE/DETENTION POND REQUIREMENTS RESIDENTIAL
for a portion of the Protected Area and Critical Area. The proposed
changes would not apply to any portion of the 1-85/Buckhorn Road
Economic Development District (EDD), nor to the Rural Residential,
transition area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent to the I-
85/Buckhorn Road EDD, nor to Rural Residential, transition area
south of High Rock Road and Lebanon Road as defined in the Land
Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
d. Amend SECTION 6.23.3C.2 Non-Residential Development
IMPERVIOUS SURFACE/DETENTION POND REQUIREMENTS
(NON-RESIDENTIAL) for a portion of the Protected Area and Critical
Area. The proposed changes would not apply to any portion of the I-
85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District (EDD), nor to the
Rural Residential, transition area south of Interstate 40/85 adjacent
to the 1-85/Buckhorn Road EDD, nor to Rural Residential, transition
area south of High Rock Road and Lebanon Road as defined in the
Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan.
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e. Amend SECTION 6.23.9 CLUSTERING in the Orange County
Zoning Ordinance and Section IV-13-10 FLEXIBLE DEVELOPMENT
of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations,
Extra Requirements For Watershed Protection Overlay Districts
a. Amend the cluster options in the Cane Creek Watershed.
rY SUBDIVISION REGULATION ADMENDMENTS
Various amendments to the Orange County Subdivision
Regulations.
a. Amend SECTION III-B (1) CLASSIFICATION OF SUBDIVISIONS to
change from twenty-four month period to a ten (10) year period to
require that parent parcels resubdivided within a ten (10) year period
would be guaged and reviewed for their cumulative effect in a major
subdivision process.
b. Amend SECTION III-D-1 Concept Plan Approval in all Zoning
Districts Exept the Rural Buffer to revise the procedures for concept
plan approval.
c. Amend SECTION III-D Concept Plan Approval in the Rural Buffer
Zoning District to revise the procedures for concept plan approval.
d. Amend the SECTION II DEFINITIONS Subdivision (1) by changing
the requirement that resultant lots shall: e) not increase the number
of access points to a public street over the number currently existing
and f) not shift access from a lower classified/volume street to a
higher classified/volume street.
e. Amend the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations to create
a new definition entitled Non-Vehicular Access (NAV) Easement.
f. Amend Orange Private Road Standards to reduce the maximum
number of lots allowed on a private road to 10 from 25, raise the
standards for private roads and to require that a NC Professional
Engineer approve the construction of the private, road in accordance
with sound engineering practices.
1. Comprehensive Plan Amendments
Amend SECTION 2.6 TRANSPORTATION to update COUNTY-
SPECIFIC ROAD CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM section and to update
the COLLECTOR/SUBCOLLECTOR ROAD SYSTEM section:
• Promote consistency of functional classification of roads in Orange
County's jurisdiction with classifications of roads in plans and
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ordinances of the incorporated municipalities in Orange County and
with NCDOT classifications;
Clarify the functional classification of roads in Orange County;
Identify spatial "superblocks" where collector roads will be needed
with continued development;
Delete previously proposed roads that are no longer planned.
b. Amend SECTIONS 3.6 through 3.12 (TOWNSHIP PLANS) to reflect
proposed changes to Section 2.6.
2. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Amendments
a. Amend Article 4.2.10.7 Access for Community Commercial-II (CC-3)
Districts to reflect proposed changes to section 2.6 County-Specific
Road Classification System. Deletes the term "major" from the
classification "major collector".
b. Amend Article 4.2.11.3 Access for General Commericial-IV (GC-4)
Districts to reflect proposed changes to section 2.6 County-Specific
Road Classification System. Deletes the term "major" from the
classification "major collector".
c. Amend Article 13.3 (Traffic Impact Study) Applicability to require a
traffic impact study for special use permits and site plans for
developments expected to generate 800 trips per day on an arterial
road or 350 trips per day on a collector road or minor local road.
d. Amend Article 22 Definitions to reflect proposed changes to section
2.6 County-Specific Road Classification System. The intention of
these amendments is to promote consistency of definitions in the
Zoning Ordinance with those in the Comprehensive Plan and the
Subdivision Regulations.
3. Orange County Subdivision Regulations Amendments
a. Amend Section II Definitions to: 1) reflect proposed changes to section
2.6 County-Specific Road Classification System and 2).add a definition
for a NON-VEHICULAR ACCESS (NVA) EASEMENT to prohibit
driveway or vehicular access onto an arterial, collector or major local
road in a development where access is provided via a minor local road,
a private road or a shared driveway 3) add a definition for
SUPERBLOCK that describes areas where future collectors are
required with continued development. The intention of these
amendments is to promote consistency of definitions in the Zoning
Ordinance with those in the Comprehensive Plan and the Subdivision
Regulations.
b. Amend Section EV-13-3 Streets by adding provision IV-B-3-b-1 to
require that a subdivision proposed in a strategic location in a
superblock identified in Section 2.6 of the Land Use Element of the
Orange County Comprehensive Plan, provides a through-road aligned
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Changes may be
discussion at the
Questions regarding
located in the Plannir
Office hours are from
(Hillsborough), 688
(Mebane/Graham).
member who will ans,
PUBLISH:
in a manner that provides for a viable collector road through the
superblock.
Amend Section IV-13-3-c-1 (Streets) Widths (Right-of-Way widths) to
change street types to be consistent with proposed changes to the road
functional classification.
Amend Section IV-13-3-c-8 Access Restrictions to limit access from
individual lots in new subdivisions to internal streets (minor local roads)
and to require non-access easement to prohibit driveway or vehicular
access along other roads adjacent to the subdivision.
Amend Section IV-13-3-e-2 Applicability to require a traffic impact study for
proposed subdivisions estimated to generate 800 trips per day on an
arterial road or 350 trips per day on a collector road or major local road.
e in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and
ng.
he proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department
g and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina.
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 732-8181
7331 (Durham), 967-9251 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro) or 227-2031
'lease ask for extension 2575 or 2585. You will be directed to a staff
rer your questions.
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