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No written Local Government comments received as requested by BOCC by <br /> February 2, 2011 <br /> Received Town of Carrboro Resolution on February 24 <br /> First Draft <br /> 10 months of staff and Planning Board work prior to First Draft <br /> First Draft was released on August 9, 2010. <br /> Public comments were accepted until September 20, 2010. <br /> Two BOCC work sessions to review/comment on First Draft <br /> Two Planning Board meetings to review/comment on First Draft <br /> Joint Planning Area (JPA) partners were notified in August, pursuant to JPA Agreement <br /> Public Hearing Draft <br /> Released on November 6, 2010 <br /> JPA partners were notified of availability <br /> Incorporated many of the comments made on the First Draft (in color-coded text) <br /> Public hearing held November 22, 2010 <br /> Public hearing continued to February 28, 2011 to allow for additional public review time <br /> Additional Planning Board Review <br /> Two Meetings in January <br /> Conditional districts <br /> Stream buffers <br /> Additional Discussion February 2 <br /> Culminated in vote (7-1) to recommend approval of the adoption of the entire UDO <br /> with the revisions presented at the meeting <br /> Staff-recommended revisions after February 2 Planning Board <br /> Draft UDO's added to Libraries <br /> Conditional Districts <br /> Replace Planned Development (PD) Districts <br /> Much of the language in Section 3.7 and 6.7 (conditional districts) comes from existing PD <br /> language— has strong aspect of Comprehensive Plan <br /> Conditional Use District <br /> Conditional Zoning Districts <br /> Comprehensive Plan and JPA Agreement still apply <br /> Conditional districts do not override these plans <br /> Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) is a <br /> significant factor in directing growth (adopted in 2001) <br /> Conditional Use District <br /> Directly replaces PD <br /> Linked to a general use district & SUP required <br /> Example: a rezoning application would be to NC-2 —CU and would choose uses <br /> from the NC-2 column in Permitted Use Table <br /> Subdivision of certain size thresholds <br /> Currently require a PD <br /> Switches to a CU <br /> Maps— Craig Benedict described the maps. He said that commercial and industrial uses are <br /> not allowed in the purple areas on the map. <br />