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329 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 28, 2011 SUBJECT: Zoning Text Amendment Petition Action Agenda Item No. C.2 DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Text Amendment Petition Michael D. Harvey, Planner III 245-2597 2. Land Use Element Map from the Orange Craig Benedict, Director 245-2575 County Comprehensive Plan 3. Map(s) of Location(s) for NC-2 District(s) PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing and receive comment on a zoning text amendment petition, submitted by Mr. Ben Lloyd, to amend Article Four (4) Section 4.3 Table of Permitted Uses of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance (Section 5.2 of the proposed UDO) modifying the Motor Vehicle Sales & Rental (New and Used) land use category allowing for the sale and rental of motor vehicles within the Neighborhood Commercial Two (NC-2) geitieral use zoning district as a permitted use. BACKGROUND: Motor Vehicles Sales Rental (New & Used) are allowed as a permitted, principal, use of property within the following general use zoning districts: • General Commercial Four (GC-4) • Existing Commercial Five (EC-5) • Existing Industrial (EI) • Low, Medium, and Heavy Industrial (I-1, I-2, and I-3) • Eno EDD Primary The use is also allowed within the. Buckhorn EDD Primary zoning district subject to the approval of a Planned Development (PD) application (i.e. rezoning. and Class A Special Use Permit application approval by the BOCC). Proposed Text Amendment: Within the application, Mr. Lloyd writes that he has an interested party who wishes to rent an existing NC-2 zoned parcel, under his ownership, along US Highway 70 to sell `nice shinny ready to sell automobiles'. The property in question is located at the intersection of US Highway 70 and Maple Street (PIN 9854-18-0304) and is located within the Commercial Industrial Transition Activity Node.