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7. Public Hearings <br />a. Orange-Alamance Boundary Land Use and Zoning Atlas Amendmen#s <br />The Board received the Planning Board recommendation, considered closing the public <br />hearing, and making a decision on a Planning Director initiated amendment to the Orange <br />County 2030 Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and the Zoning Atlas to establish <br />zoning and land use categories for lots being located within Orange County's planning <br />jurisdiction in conjunction with the formalization of the Orange-Alamance County line. <br />Planner III Michael Harvey introduced this item. <br />There were no public comments. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hemminger <br />to close the public hearing. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Hemminger, seconded by Commissioner Yuhasz <br />to approve the Resolution and Ordinance contained within Attachment(s) 4 and 5 amending the <br />Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and Zoning Atlas. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />8. Regular Agenda <br />a. Proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance <br />The Board considered adopting a resolution amending Chapter 6, Article II, the current <br />Building and Building Regulations sections of the Code of Ordinances, with the proposed <br />Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br />GIS Director Steve Averett introduced this item. He said that there has been some <br />feedback from the County Commissioners. There was some wording revised regarding the <br />75% majority that requested a road name change. Also, the definition for "road origin" was <br />added. A Commissioner had requested that wording from the previous ordinance be used to be <br />clearer about the grid access for numbering roads. <br />Questions from Commissioner Gordon and staff responses on this item: (see the handout) <br />Item 8a -Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance -Sec. 6-35 (Addressing). <br />Question/ Comment 1 (page 21 of the agenda materials) <br />Sec. 6-35 (d) (1) This paragraph has still not been changed. The north-south axis should <br />continue to the Chatham County line,. and therefore this paragraph should be corrected. <br />(Copied from response to Commissioner Yuhasz's inquiry/suggestion on the same issue - <br />Issue initially raised by Commissioner Gordon) <br />From John Roberts and Steve Averett <br />Staff has reviewed the wording proposed by Commissioner Yuhasz to address the axis <br />concern, the same axis concern raised by Commissioner Gordon. Based on Commissioner <br />Yuhasz's proposed language, staff suggests the Board consider the following to replace the <br />current draft language: <br />"... to I-85, Old NC 86 from I-85 to its intersection with N.C. 54, and then continuing along Old <br />Fayetteville Road to Jones Ferry Road and along- Jones Ferry Road to the Chatham. County <br />Line. The east -west line ..." <br />