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Commissioner Yuhasz verified with staff that this ordinance would only affect these few <br /> houses. He said that it would be difficult to try and provide any common access to these <br /> houses and provide parking in front, etc. He said that to put additional requirements would <br /> preclude adaptive reuse of these structures. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that there could be language that encourages parking to the <br /> rear or to the sides. There is limited flexibility. He said that Old NC 86 is already a mess and <br /> he is concerned about moving forward. He said that it might be more important to have an <br /> access road than a buffer behind the buildings. He said that he does not want to approve <br /> something that he will later regret. <br /> Commissioner Gordon about the Planning Board's deliberations. <br /> Michael Harvey said that the Planning Board deliberated for a long time on this matter <br /> and there were several friendly amendments to the motion that were not approved. Those <br /> friendly amendments would have asked the County Commissioners to direct staff to begin the <br /> process of amending the ordinance to address these concerns. There was unanimous <br /> approval. He said that clarifying points were that there was a similar problem when the Efland- <br /> Cheeks Overlay District was adopted. There may be existing language within the EDD Design <br /> Manual that would encourage and require shared driveway access. He thinks that there are <br /> some existing regulatory standards that eliminate four independent commercial access points <br /> for these properties. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs suggested that the topic come back at the next meeting so that <br /> the Board can discuss directing staff to do an analysis on the access points so that the <br /> problems are not exacerbated on Old NC 86. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> close the public hearing, approve the proposed zoning ordinance amendment allowing for a <br /> reduction of required landscaping and buffer yards within the Hillsborough Economic <br /> Development District in instances where an applicant proposes the adaptive reuse of an <br /> existing single-family residential structure as a professional office space; and also direct staff <br /> to begin comprehensive analysis on impervious surface issues as well as required locations for <br /> parking lots, and direct staff to study existing access management regulations and consider <br /> amendments requiring shared drives and access roads in these situations within the <br /> Hillsborough EDD. This motion includes changing the noun from "location(s)" to "parameters" <br /> as stated above for page 6, item `g'. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> d. Zoning Atlas Amendment (Rezoning): Hillsborough Area Economic <br /> Development District (West Side of Old NC 86) <br /> The Board considered 1) receiving the Planning Board recommendation; 2) closing the <br /> public hearing and 3) approving a County-initiated general use zoning atlas amendment <br /> petition in the Hillsborough Area EDD. <br /> Planner Robert Davis said that this is the actual atlas amendment that rezones the <br /> property on Old NC 86 from ED-LO-1 to ED-LNR. The main difference between the two is <br /> generally the lot sizes. The uses are virtually similar. The tract is on the south side of the <br /> Credit Union property. Tract 1 consists of seven lots and tract 2 consists of four lots. There <br /> are five single-family houses on tract 1, four of which front out on Old NC 86. There is one <br /> single-family house on tract 2. He showed the property on a map. The recommendation is to <br /> rezone both tracts. <br /> He said that the Planning Board did discuss an issue with flooding and that some lots <br /> within Cornwallis Hills were approved in the flood plain. This does not affect these two tracts, <br /> however. <br />