Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
11 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING & INSPECTIONS DEPARTMENT <br />Craig N. Benedict, AICP, Director <br />Current Planning <br />(919) 245 -2575 <br />(919) 644 -3002 (FAX) <br />www.co.orange.nc.us <br />131 West Margaret Lane <br />P O Box 8181 <br />Hillsborough, <br />North Carolina, 27278 <br />May 18, 2012 <br />Subject: EXPLANATION of recent correspondence concerning the proposed review of a <br />REVIEW of a General Use Rezoning request submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald <br />and Phyllis Woods to rezone portions of their property along US Highway 70 to <br />Neighborhood Commercial (NC -2) <br />To Whom It May Concern: <br />Recently you may have received numerous correspondence from the Orange County <br />Planning Department, specifically a postcard and a certified letter, informing you of a pending <br />public hearing for the review of a Zoning Atlas Amendment. Unfortunately it would appear that <br />some of the information provided within these letters indicated that your property was part of a <br />rezoning action and that staff was recommending changes to the zoning of your property. <br />This letter serves 2 purposes, namely: <br />Ensure that you fully understand that the County is not taking any action to amend the <br />zoning of your property, and <br />Reiterate the purpose of the public hearing and these various notifications <br />Planning staff deeply apologizes for the confusion, which was created when language <br />was included within previous correspondence indicating that the County was extending an <br />overlay district, specifically the Special Flood Hazard Overlay District, onto your property. <br />To be clear, the County is not engaging in an atlas amendment that would impact your <br />property. Planning staff is not recommending that your property be located within the <br />aforementioned overlay district and the zoning of your property is not subject to change. Again, <br />we deeply apologize for the confusion that we have created. <br />The item that is being reviewed at the May 29`h 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing is a <br />General Use Rezoning, submitted by Mr. and Mrs. Ronald and Phyllis Woods (hereafter `the <br />applicant') to rezone portions of their property located off of US Highway 70: <br />FROM: Rural Residential (R -1) and Neighborhood Commercial (NC -2) <br />TO: Neighborhood Commercial (NC -2) <br />