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Attachment 1 3 NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD A joint public hearing will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, February 27, 2012 at 7:00 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: A. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the Planning Director has initiated text amendment(s) to Section(s): a. 3.8 Conditional Districts inclusive to create the NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Rural Economic Development Area Conditional Zoning District (REDA-CZ-1); b. 5.2.3 Table of Permitted Uses -Conditional Zoning Districts to include references to the REDA-CZ-1 district with a list of permitted uses; and c. 5.7 Standards for Recreational Uses to create a new sub-section 5.7.5 to include development standards for Race Track (Motorized, etc.) and Go- Kart Track Facilities. The Rural Economic Development Area (REDA) concept was proposed within the NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan adopted by the County on August 21, 2007. The purpose of the district is to allow for non-residential development in rural areas of the, County where a Small Area Plan, initiated and adopted by the BOCC, outlines the viability of such development based on the suitability of the use(s) to the particular community where the district is located. The proposed REDA-CZ-1 district shall only be applicable to an area of the County identified within the adopted NC Highway 57 Speedway Area Small Area Plan. Purpose: To review the item and receive citizen comment on the proposed text amendments. 2. Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and Zoning Atlas Amendments: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.3 Comprehensive Plan Amendments and Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the Planning Director has initiated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan Land Use Element Map and to the Zoning Atlas. The Land Use Element Map is proposed to be modified to change the land use classification of approximately 493.5 acres in the vicinity of the Eno Economic Development District (an area near the Interstate 85/US Highway 70 interchange in eastern Orange County). The proposed Land Use Element Map changes are as follows: