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be built mare liberally on the typical single-family lot. Orange County has always had the <br />restriction for not more than 800 feet of additional structure far accessory residential uses. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis asked Craig Benedict if he saw a difference in Carrboro that <br />also may be appealing to a graduate student market and not necessarily an aging senior citizen <br />market. Craig Benedict said that there are a lot of different uses far the additional apartments. <br />Commissioner Halkiotis said that he has heard this issue raised with citizens over the <br />last few years, and people are building extra rooms for their parents. In a case like this, he <br />sides with the citizens because this would not be impacting the schools. <br />Chair Jacobs said that if the public hearing is being left open, then they do not have to <br />decide on this tonight. He verified with Geof Gledhill that he would be bringing back a report on <br />the issue of moving a house and providing an exception to the impact fee. <br />E. ORANGE COUNTY COMPREHENSIVE PLAN, LAND USE ELEMENT UPDATE <br />Draft Land Use Element Text Update <br />This is the second of a three-part public hearing process for the Comprehensive Plan, <br />Land Use Element (LUE) Update and is to present the LUE text update. Among other <br />things, the update will: <br />• Incorporate 2000 US Census data; <br />• Reflect new growth trends; <br />• Revisit Goals, Objectives, and Policies; <br />• Include new subdivision data; <br />• Revisit Future Land Use Map categories and descriptions; <br />• Achieve desired land uses and densities; and <br />• Develop a more user friendly and understandable document. <br />The first public hearing was opened on November 21, 2005. <br />Planning Board Chair Jay Bryan introduced this item. <br />Comprehensive Planning Supervisor Tom Altieri reviewed some background <br />information, including what a land use element is and where the County is in the update <br />process. There have been outreach meetings in all townships and staff developed a rough draft <br />of the text and staff received written comments from the Planning Board on the draft text. He <br />said that the land use element text is being updated to incorporate 2000 US Census data; to <br />reflect new growth trends; to revisit goals, objectives, and policies; to include new subdivision <br />data; to revisit future land use map categories and descriptions; to achieve desired land uses <br />and densities; and to develop a more user-friendly and understandable document. <br />Tonight is the second of a three-part public hearing process for the land use element <br />update. This public hearing will remain open until the May 22"d public hearing is held. The land <br />use element is a policy guide and not a regulatory document and must be implemented through <br />the zoning ordinance andlor subdivision ordinance. Per County ordinance, prior to the May <br />public hearing, Planning staff will be sending a mail notice to any property owner affected ar <br />within 500 feet of an area to be affected by any future land use map amendment or zoning map <br />amendment. The Board of County Commissioners will be hearing public comments at the <br />public hearing before referring all of the items to the Planning Board far their recommendation <br />anticipated in June or July of this year. The County Commissioners will close the public hearing <br />at a subsequent meeting and a decision could be made as early as August 22"d <br />The citizens can obtain a copy of the draft text on the County's website - at the <br />"Agendas" link under the February 27t" Quarterly Public Hearing. It is also available at the <br />Planning and Inspection homepage. Hardcopies are available for review at the Planning <br />