HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 02-29-2000-8dORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: Februa 29 2000
Action Age da
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SUBJECT: ADVERTISEMENT FOR JOINT PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING -APRIL 12, 2000
DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes x No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
- Proposed Legal Notice Craig Benedict 245-2592
Gene Bell 245- 2589 -
TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
Hillsborough-732-8181 Mebane -227-2031
Durham -68$-7331 Chapel Hill -967-9251
PURPOSE: To consider the legal notice for items to be presented at the Joint Planning Area public
hearing scheduled for April 12, 2000.
BACKGROUND: A Joint Planning Area public hearixig, involving Orange County and the Towns of Chapel
Hill and Carrboro, has been scheduled for April 12, 2000.
The Board of Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at public hearing for
consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following items are
proposed for consideration at the April 12, 2000, public hearing.
Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan and Map Amendment
1. JPA-1-00 American Stone, Company This will be the fourth in a series of public
hearings, the first occurring on October 10, 1991, the second on October 14, 1993, any
the third on April 14, 1994.
American Stone Company proposes to amend the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan tc
designate 164.97 acres located in Bingham and Chapel Hill Townships on the north side
of NC Highway S4 as Extractive Use. The property is currently designated as Extractive
Use, Resource Protection, Public/Private Open Space, and Rural Residential on the Joim
Planning Area Land Use Plan Map.
The property fronts the north side of NC Highway 54 for a distance of 1,840 feet anc
extends along the west side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for
distance of 3,600 feet, and along the east side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR
1104) for a distance of 2,920 feet. The proposed area will incorporate three parcels and
portion of a fourth parcel: one (1) parcel (identified by Parcel Identification Nurnbei
9759-63-9813) and part of a second parcel (PIN 9759-44-2780) both owned by
American Stone Company, one (1) parcel owned by Phillip O. and Alice Durham (PII~
9759-54-4097 -existing location of the American Stone Quarry), and one (1) parcel
owned by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (PIN 9759-62-1992).
This amendment requires the approval of the governing boards of Orange County
Chapel Hill, and Carrboro.
Orange_County Comprehensive Plan Amendment
1. CP-1-00 American_Stone Company: This is the fourth in a series of public hearings, the
first occurring on October 10, 1991, the second on October 14, 1993 and the third or.
April 14, 1994.
American Stone Company proposes to amend the Land Use Element of the Orange
County Comprehensive Plan to designate 164.97 acres located in Bingham and Chapel
Hill Townships as a Rural Industrial Activity Node. The property is currently designated
as a Public Interest Area and Rural Buffer on the Land Use Element Map.
The properly fronts the north side of NC Highway 54 for a distance of 1,840 feet and
extends along the west side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for a
distance of 3,600 feet, and along the east side of Bethel-Hickory Grave Church Road (SR
1104) for a distance of 2,920 feet. The proposed area will incorporate three parcels and a
portion of a fourth parcel: one (1) parcel (ide:ntified by Parcel Identification Number
9759-63-9813) and part of a second parcel (PIN 9759-44-2780) both owned by
American Stone Company, one (1) parcel owned by Phillip O. and Alice Durham (PIN
9759-54-4097 -existing location of the American Stone Quarry), and one (1) parcel
owned by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (PIN 9759-62-1992).
This proposed ame;ndmemt only requires the approval of the Orange County Board of
County Commissioners.
Following conclusion of the public hearing, the rnatter should be referred to the towns of
Chapel Hill and Carrboro for decision and then to the Orange County Planning Board for a
recommendation to the Orange County Commissioners. A proposed schedule follows:
Chanel Hill
April 18, 2000 - Planning Board Recommendation
May S, 2000 -Town Council Decision
Can born
May 4, 2000 -Planning Board Recornrnendation
May 9, 2000 - Board of Aldermen Decision
Orange Counts!
June 7, 2000 -Planning Board Recommendation
June 29, 2000 -County Commissioners Decision
FINANCIAL IMPACT: None.
RECOMMENDATION: The Administration recommends approval of the Notice of Public Hearing for April 12,
2000.
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO THE
ORANGE COUNTY/CHAPEL HILL/CARRBORO
JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN AND MAP
AND
THE LAND USE ELEMENT AND MAP OF THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR
ORANGE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA
Pursuant to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina, Chapter 153A, 240, 323, and 343;
Articles 20.5, 20.6, 2.2.12 and 2.2.13 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance; and Article 2 of a Joint
Planning Agreement between Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, notice is
hereby given that a public hearing will be held at the Southern Human Services Center, 2505 Homestead
Road, Chapel Hill, NC, on April 12, 2000at 7:30 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an
opportunity to speak for or against the following items:
JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN
1. JPA-1-00 American Stone Com an
(Fourth in a series of public hearings, the fast occurring on October 10, 1991, the second on October 14,
1993, and the third on April 14, 1994.)
American Stone Company proposes to amend the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan to
designate 164.97 acres located in Bingham and Chapel Hill Townships on the north side of NC
Highway 54 as Extractive Use. The property is currently designated as Extractive Use, Resource
Protection, Public/Private Open Space, and Rural Residential on the Joint Planning Area Land
Use Plan Map.
The property fronts the north side of NC Highway 54 far a distance of 1,840 feet and extends
along the west side ofBethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for a distance of 3,600 feet,
and along the east side afBethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for a distance of 2,920
feet. The proposed area will incorporate three parcels and a portion of a fourth pazcel: one (1)
parcel (identified by Parcel Identification Number 9759-63-9813) and pazt of a second pazcel
(PIN 9759-44-2780) both owned by American Stone Company, one (1) pazcel owned by Phillip
O. and Alice Durham (P1N 97$9-54-4097 -existing location of the American Stone Quarry), and
one (1) parcel owned by the Orange Water and Sewer Authority (PIN 9759-62-1992).
This amendment requires the approval of the governing boards of Orange County, Chapel Hill,
and Carrboro.
ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AMENDMENT
1. CP-1-00 American Stone Company:
(Fourth in a series of public hearings, the fast occurring on October 10, 1991, the second on October
14, 1993 and the third on April 14, 1994.)
American Stone Company proposes to amend the Land Use Element of the Orange County
Comprehensive Plan to designate 164.97 acres located in Bingham and Chapel Hill
Townships as a Rural Industrial Activity Node. The property is currently designated as a
Public Interest Area and Rural Buffer on the Land Use Element Map.
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The property fronts the north side of NC Highway 54 for a distance of 1,$40 feet and extends
along the west side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for a distance of 3,600
feet, and along the east side of Bethel-Hickory Grove Church Road (SR 1104) for a distance
of 2,920 feet. The proposed area will incorporate three parcels and a portion of a fourth
parcel: one (1) parcel (identified by Parcel Identification Number 9759-63-9813) and part of
a second parcel (PIN 9759-44-27$0) both awned by American Stone Company, one (1)
parcel owned by Phillip O. and Alice Durham (FIN 9759-54-4097 -existing location of the
American Stone Quarry), and one (1) parcel owned by the Orange Water and Sewer
Authority (PIN 9759-62-1992).
This proposed amendment only requires the approval of the Orange County Board of County
Commissioners.
All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be received
during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence received in writing by
the date of the Orange County Planning Board meeting following the public hearing will be considered
by the Board of Commissioners for decision.
Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and discussion at the
hearing.
Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department located in
the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are
from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. You may also call 732-8181 (Hillsborough), 688-
7331 (Durham) or 967-9251 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro). When prompted for an extension number; please
enter 2589.
Craig Benedict, Planning Director
PUBLISH: March 29, 2000
April S, 2000