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081 <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />PLANNING BOARD 3 - �- <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 24, 2003 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. a: . <br />SUBJECT: Text Amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance — Proposed <br />Subdivisions Within Multiple Zoning Districts <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Zoning Ordinance Amendment Craig Benedict, Planning Director Ext 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough <br />732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill <br />968 -4501 <br />Durham <br />688 -7331 <br />Mebane <br />336- 227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To hear citizen and public comments regarding the proposed text amendments to <br />the Zoning Ordinance requiring planned development review processes in certain multi- zoning <br />district cases. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />During discussions involving the Growth Management System, adopted November 5, 2003, <br />there was a request made by the BOCC to consider requiring subdivisions located in multiple <br />zoning districts, including a subdivision located in more than one overlay district or a subdivision <br />located in a non- overlay district and an overlay district, to go through the planned development <br />rezoning process. <br />The proposed planned development rezoning requirement in these cases would promote <br />consistency in the design of subdivisions that may be located in multiple zoning districts. <br />Often different districts have varying impervious area and /or density requirements and <br />occasionally different land use restrictions. <br />The rezoning process permits a comprehensive review of an area. If the entire area of the <br />subdivision uses the more restrictive zoning requirements, then the need for the planned <br />development process is unnecessary to resolve varying and inconsistent zoning regulations. <br />The subdivision, depending on the number of lots and location within the County (rural or <br />urban), would still be subject to those Planned Development/Special Use review thresholds. <br />GAComprehensive Planning Div \GENEg003 Public Hearings\Nov 24\Subdivs Multiple Zoning Dists\Abstract 111203.doc <br />