ORD-2003-107 Concurrent Amendments to Orange County Zoning Ordinance and Orange County Subdivision Regulations Regarding Subdivision Size, Location, Process, and Standards

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C. Public Hearing Items vX AD - vfeo3 - /a7 G/ Orange County Planning Director Craig Benedict gave an introductory summary of the four items on agenda: 1. Zoning and subdivision amendments 2. EDD — Buckhorn EDD — suggested changes to permitted uses 3. Additional standards needed for EDD - Buckhorn 4. Water and Sewer Boundary Agreement and Map 1. Concurrent Amendments to Orange County Zoning Ordinance and Orange County Subdivision Regulations Regarding Subdivision Size, Location, Process, and Standards a. Amend Article IV, VIII, and XXII of the Zoning Ordinance and Section II of the Subdivision Regulations to incorporate by reference, the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement Map adopted December 3, 2001. b. Amend Article VIII of the Zoning Ordinance and Section II and III of the Subdivision Regulations to create a special use permit process that sets special use standards and location criteria for subdivision size (number of lots) based on zoning district and service areas identified in the Water and Sewer Management Planning and Boundary Agreement Map. Craig Benedict gave a PowerPoint presentation. He showed a map of the entire County. He said that in May 2002, the Planning Board expressed concern about the amount of development activity in the rural sections of the County. The existing regulations may not have been able to address the impacts upon the rural environment. The County Commissioners and the Planning Board asked the staff to investigate other manners of reviewing subdivisions in these areas that could address the impacts. Through a series of meetings, a special use process was discussed to review subdivisions. It has been suggested that subdivisions over a certain size would go through this special use process. He pointed out the areas on a map where growth would be promoted. In the urban areas of the County, subdivisions would follow a process based on the size, as follows: 6 -19 lots would follow the same process that exists now; 20-40 lots would follow the process of a class A special use permit; 41 -79 lots would require a more strict analysis; and 80+ lots would require a rezoning process (planned development). In the rural areas of the County, there is a different threshold number. Again, 6 -19 lots would follow the same major subdivision process. A class A special use permit would be needed for 20-40 lots, and planned development would be used for 41+ lots. Craig Benedict showed four different growth management options on different maps. Option four includes the greatest amount of land. If there were a planned development subdivision (40+ in the rural area or 80+ in the urban area), then it would be presented at a quarterly public hearing with the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners. The Board of County Commissioners would hear public input and refer it to the Planning Board, which would make a recommendation back to the County Commissioners for a decision.