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69 <br />Orange County Rural Route 7 until a Public Hearing on the name is held.: ` <br />This may be scheduled for August 27th during the regularly scheduled <br />Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />A motion was made by commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner <br />Halkiotis, to approve the proposed house and building numbers for Rural <br />Routes 1 and 7 (partial) followed by notification of the Hillsborough <br />Postmaster, the Durham Postmaster and the N.C. Department of <br />Transportation, as required by G. S. 153A.240. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />E. ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE <br />1. Environmental Impact-ordinance <br />2. Related Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments <br />a. Article 8.8 Special Uses <br />b. Article 14 Site Plan Approval <br />3. Related Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br />a. Section III-C Approval Procedure-Minor Subdivision <br />b. Section III-D Approval Procedures - Major Subdivisions <br />c. Section IV-B-2-e Resource Protection <br />d. Section IV-B-5-d Flag Lots <br />e. Section IV-B-8 Landscaping & Buffers <br />f. Section IV-B-10 Cluster Developments <br />g. Section V-D Final Plat Specifications <br />These presentations were made by Mary Scearbo. In summary, <br />a proposed Enviromental Impact Ordinance (EIO) and related amendments to <br />the Subdivision Regulations and Zoning ordinance were presented for <br />receipt of public comments. The North Carolina General statutes give <br />local governments authority to require the preparation of documents <br />disclosing the environmental impact of a major development project. An <br />Environmental Impact Ordinance (EIO) has been developed to implement <br />these provisions, allowing orange County to require preparation of an <br />Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) <br />for certain projects. The EIO would require preparation of an EA or an <br />EIS for non-residential development projects which meet specific <br />applicability criteria. The proposed amendments to the Subdivision <br />Regulations involve the protection of resources identified in the <br />"Inventory of sites of Cultural, Historic, Recreational, Biological, & <br />Geological Significance in the unincorporated Portions of Orange <br />County", and the "Orange County Inventory of Natural Areas." Zoning <br />ordinance amendments pertain to review procedures for Site Plans and <br />Special Use Permits. <br />QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS OR THE PLANNING <br />BOARD <br />Betty Eidenier indicated that this ordinance is in response to a <br />request from the State for local governments to take control of the <br />environmental impact in their own area. She stated support for adoption