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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 2, 2010 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 4 — rn <br />SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearin —February 22, 2010 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed Legal Advertisement <br />2. Map Showing Parcel Proposed for <br />Rezoning at 3300 NC 54 West <br />3. Map of Upper Eno Watershed <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245-2592 <br />Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems <br />Coordinator, 245 -2611 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of <br />County Commissioners /Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for February 22, <br />2010. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at <br />public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following <br />items are proposed for consideration at the February 22, 2010 Quarterly Public Hearing: <br />1. Rezoning — 3300 NC 54 West (Applicant: Vernon Davis) <br />2. Comprehensive Plan — Land Use Element Text and Map Amendment and Zoning Ordinance <br />and Atlas Amendment related to Watershed Critical Areas (Applicant: Orange County <br />Government) <br />The attached legal advertisement (Attachment 1) provides additional information regarding <br />these proposals. The map in Attachment 2 shows the location of the parcel proposed for <br />rezoning at 3300 NC 54 West. <br />Planning staff explained the need to readdress watershed critical area boundaries in 2007 and <br />more recently on October 13, 2009 at a BOCC work session. The BOCC authorized staff to <br />proceed with amendments and coordinate with ERCD (Environment and Resource <br />Conservation Department) for areas around the Seven Mile Creek natural area. <br />There are a total of three Water Supply Watersheds in Orange County to which Watershed <br />Critical Area designations apply: Upper Eno, Cane Creek, and University Lake. Because of the <br />number of parcels involved in each watershed and the number of mailed property owner <br />notifications required, staff is suggesting the amended definitions and criteria be applied to one <br />watershed at a time. Staff is suggesting that the Upper Eno watershed be addressed first since <br />it is the impetus for the proposed changes and the adopted Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan <br />recommended the Critical Area line be reevaluated in the vicinity of Seven Mile Creek. Cane <br />