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'11 <br />FINDINGS OF THE ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br />PERTAINING TO <br />APPLICATION: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation <br />2500 NC Highway 86 South <br />Planned developments must comply with general and specific standards as set forth in Article 4.2 for Office /institutional <br />Uses, Article 7 for Planned Developments as well as those set forth in Article 8 for Special Uses. Article 8.2.1 b) <br />requires written findings certifying compliance with the following: <br />(1) Specific regulations governing individual Special Uses as set forth in Article 8.8. These <br />regulations are divided into two (2) sections which include: <br />(a) Application components; and <br />(b) Specific standards for Planned Developments (Article 8.8.23 refers to Article 7 <br />standards) and Special Uses (Article 8.2.4 and 6.29.2). <br />(2) Other requirements as set forth in the <br />Listed below are the findings of the Orange County Planning Department regarding the application in question. The <br />findings have been presented by Article and requirement to assist the Planning Board in its deliberations. <br />ARTICLE 4.2 - SPECIFIC STANDARDS FOR OFFICE /INSTITUTIONAL USES <br />( "Yes indicates compliance: "No" indicates non - compliance) (continued) <br />PLANNING STAFF <br />RECOMMENDED <br />FINDINGS <br />Ordinance Reouirements <br />Article 4.2 identifies the <br />criteria which will normally be <br />used to determine the <br />application of a zoning district <br />designation. The applicant <br />has applied to amend a <br />Planned Development- Office <br />/Insitutional Development <br />designation. The criteria for <br />the Office /Institution district <br />are set forth in Article 4.2.16 <br />as follows: <br />EVIDENCE SUBMITTED PLANNING BOARD <br />TO SUPPORT FINDINGS FINDINGS <br />a) <br />Site is located in areas <br />_x—Yes No <br />The property is within a <br />designated by the adopted <br />designated Commercial <br />Comprehensive Plan as <br />/Industrial Node, <br />Commercial Transition or <br />Industrial Activity Nodes.. <br />b) <br />Site would provide a <br />_x—Yes No <br />While the use is office and <br />buffer or step down in <br />institutional in nature, its <br />intensity of land use from " <br />impervious cover (3.6 %) is <br />a commercial use in a <br />more compatible with typical <br />Neighborhood or <br />low density residential uses. <br />Community Activity Node. <br />c) <br />These areas should have <br />_x—Yes No <br />Water and sewer are <br />water and sewer mains <br />available at the site. <br />existing at site or are to <br />be made available during <br />the development process. <br />d) <br />The maximum amount of <br />No <br />The Planned development <br />land zoned to this 0/1 <br />_x—Yes <br />nature of the activities on <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />Yes No <br />