Agenda - 11-23-1998 - C2 (d) - Laserfiche WebLink

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1~~~ businesses like motels and restaurants and suggested that more area close to the interchange be excluded from the EDD. The County Engineer has verified that there are no specific plans at this time for the construction or provision of water or sewer utilities to the EDD and that such an extension is not likely to take place without the certainty that some business enterprise(s) is/are going to locate in the EDD. He commented that it is not clear, at this time, which utility provider would be extending utilities to the area or how the costs of such an extension would be paid. The Orange County Sheriffs Department commented that the Sheriffs Department presently provides patrol services to the area and that office sees no need for an increase in personnel or equipment to continue that service (if the property is rezoned). On November 12, 1998, the Economic Development Commission voted unanimously to recommend that the rezoning be denied. Members expressed concern that allowing further residential development in the EDD would erode the integrity of the area making it less desirable for industrial and commercial development. One of the location criteria used in selecting the expanded area was that there were relatively few residences within the area (17 within the 586 acres). That commission also noted that it supports extending utilities to the Buckhorn EDD to attract light industrial and commercial development. RECOMMENDATION: Article 20.3.3 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's recommendation be presented to the Planning Board within 30 days of receipt of an application. The 30-day period may be extended to 60 days with the written consent of the applicant. The public hearing is the time scheduled for presentation of the Zoning Officer's recommendation. Zoning Officer Recommendation The Zoning Officer recommends denial of the application to rezone 19.96 acres in the I-85/Buckhorn Road Economic Development District to Secondary Development based on the potential of uses allowed in Secondary Development Areas decreasing the desirability for the intended Primary Economic Development uses supported by the Land Use Element of the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. The Land Use Plan, as amended August, 1996, provides for only Primary Development Areas within the Buckhorn Road Economic Development District.