Agenda - 01-22-2009-13-2 Info Efland-Cheeks Overlay

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=n~orrv~ct-~iUr1 ~-~'-eM ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director it ~~~~$e ` ~04~ e Administration + ;~ 306E Revere Road _~ (919) 245-2575 '~ '~ ~ ~_ ~z P O Box 8181 (919) 644-3002 (Fa-x) ~ ~ Hillsborough, www.co.orange.nc.us ~'"'h '~a`°~'c North Carolina, 27278 a MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners Laura Blackmon, County Manager FROM: Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator DATE: December 31, 2008 SUBJECT: Efland-Cheeks Overlay District Annual Report When the Board of County Commissioners adopted the Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Zoning Overlay District (ECOD) on December 3, 2007, the Board asked for an annual report on projects in the District. This memorandum serves as the annual report from the adoption date through 2008. The ECOD is a linear zoning overlay district along Highway 70 between the vicinity of Ashwick subdivision in western Efland and the City of Mebane's jurisdiction (see attached map). The district is an implementation measure of the adopted Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan. There are two distinct areas of the ECOD: apre-designated commercial area centered around the intersection of Highway 70 and Buckhorn Road and a general linear area. Permitted uses in the pre-designated commercial area are those classified as "Neighborhood Commercial" in the Zoning Ordinance. Outside of the pre-designated commercial area but within the ECOD, the only non-residential uses allowed are low impact offices and professional services. Development standards for non-residential uses are included in the adopted overlay district. To date, although there were several inquiries in the first part of 2008 regarding the specifics of the types of non-residential uses permitted in the ECOD, no applications have been received. When the ECOD was written staff and the Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan Implementation Focus Group envisioned the County would eventually adopt a Conditional Use zoning district that would enable property owners to apply for projects that might need minor modifications from the mandatory standards of the ECOD. Adoption of a Conditional Use zoning district to allow discretionary approval by the BOCC for projects that conform to the spirit of the ECOD but find it difficult to conform to the exact standards of the district could result in further interest in developing projects in the district. Staff will continue to keep the Board apprised of any projects within the ECOD.