ORD-2006-105 - Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation (PEMC) Planned Development (PD-OI) and Special Use Permit, Class A

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RESOLUTION OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BORD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS TO APPROVE AN ORDINANCE FOR A ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT FOR AN AMENDED PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT OF PIEDMONT ELECTRIC MEMBERSHIP CORPORATION Date: December 12, 2006 Owners: Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation The Board of County Commissioners hereby approves a petition submitted by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation ( "PEMC ") to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas by amending its Planned Development Office/Institutional (PD-01), Special Use Permit, Class A for offices and a telecommunications tower greater than 150 feet in height on property located at 2500 NC Highway 86 being further identified in the Orange County Land Records Office by Parcel Identification Number 9873 -65 -7456 and containing 34.737 acres more or less. The property is identified by the following legal description: BEGINNING at an. iron in the line of Archie E. Millis, the Northwest corner of Willie D. Jones, running thence along with the line of Millis North 4 deg. 36 min. East 368.35 feet to an iron, the Southeast comer of Kendrick Estates Investment Corporation; thence along the north line of said Millis property North 87 deg. 49 min. 27 sec. West 237.73 feet; thence from the centerline of NC Highway 86 South, North 27 deg. 52 min. 45 sec. East 499.1 feet'; thence North 33 deg. 09 min. 30 sec. East 293..04 feet to a nail; thence South 86 deg. 02 min. East approximately 578.09 feet to a concrete monument, corner with Joppa Oaks Estates; thence with Joppa Oaks South 85 deg. 50 min East 707.33 feet to a concrete monument; thence continuing with Joppa Oaks South 3 deg. 39 min. West 683.35 feet to concrete monument, corner with Duke University Forest; thence with Duke South 5 deg. 09 min. West 433.60 feet to a buggy axle, comer with Willie D. Jones; thence with Jones North 84 deg. 07 min. West 1347.72 feet to the place and point of beginning, containing 34.737 acres. The Board of County Commissioners finds that the petition submitted by Piedmont Electric Membership Corporation to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas by amending its Planned Development Office/Institutional (PD -On, Special Use Permit, Class A for offices and a telecommunications tower greater than 150 feet in height is consistent with the adopted Orange County Comprehensive Plan and that the zoning request is reasonable and in the public interest because it will allow for the continuation of an appropriate type of business on the property which will enable County residents to receive access to electrical distribution services, and it will allow for the enhancement of PEMC's communication system so that PEMC may provide a secure communications network in order to better coordinate power restoration during storms and other emergencies throughout its service territory. The findings made by the Board are based on the recommended. findings of the Orange County Planning Board and the Planning Staff.