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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 1, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~`j - (~ <br />_SUBJECT: Legal Advertisement for Quarterl Public Hearin - May 29, 2012 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed Legal Advertisement <br />2. Location Maps <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems <br />Coordinator, 245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />245- 2592 <br />PURPOSE: To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of <br />County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for May 29, 2012. <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at <br />public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The following <br />items are scheduled for the May 29, 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing: <br />Applications: <br />(See maps in Attachment 2 for locations) <br />1. Zoning Atlas Amendment and Class A Special Use Permit modification to rezone a <br />parcel of property approved as part of the Heartwood at Blackwood Mountain Planned <br />Development application (Dickinson application). <br />2. Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone portions of finro parcels located on US 70 (East of St. <br />Mary's Road) from NC-2 and R-1 to only NC-2 (Woods application). <br />3. Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone portions of finro parcels located on US 70 (East of St. <br />Mary's Road) from NC-2 and R-1 to only NC-2 (Merritt application). <br />4. Class A Special Use Permit for a five megawatt solar array/public utility facility to be <br />located off of White Cross Road. (Strata Solar and the John Bradshaw Family Limited <br />Partnership application). <br />Countv Initiated: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas Amendments: Amend the <br />Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map to change the land use classification of <br />approximately 493.5 acres in the vicinity of the Interstate 85/US Highway 70 interchange <br />(in the vicinity of the Eno Economic Development District near the eastern county line) <br />and to change the zoning district of approximately 351.5 acres of property in the same <br />