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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: June 21, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. -]- e <br />SUBJECT• Zoning Atlas Amendment -Efland Area <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Land Use And Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline <br />Form <br />2. Subject Parcels and Current and <br />Proposed Zoning Maps <br />3. Ordinance Approving Rezoning <br />4. Draft Minutes -May 23, 2011 Quarterly <br />Public Hearing <br />5. Draft Minutes -June 1, 2011 Planning <br />Board Meeting <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board's recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on aCounty-initiated rezoning of 112.35 acres of undeveloped land in the <br />Efland area. The properties are currently zoned either Rural Residential (R-1) or Agricultural <br />Residential (AR), and the proposed zoning district is Office/Institutional (O/I). <br />BACKGROUND: This rezoning proposal was heard at the May 23, 2011 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing. The form in Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis regarding this <br />County-initiated rezoning. <br />From: R-1 and AR <br />To: O/I <br />The maps in Attachment 2 show the location of the parcels, the current zoning, and the extent of <br />the proposed Office/Institutional zone. No project is proposed at this time. This `general use' <br />rezoning is proposed in order to `pre-zone' the area for potential economic development <br />projects. It should be noted that the actual parcel acreage totals 112.35 acres, but the zoning <br />line extends to the center of adjacent rights-of-way (road or railroad), as is the practice in <br />Orange County. <br />The Parcel Identification Numbers (PIN) and owners of the five parcels are as follows: <br />