ORD-2001-023 Rural Guest Establishments Zoning Ordinance Amendments

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| ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: November 19, 2001 Action Agen�a Item No. SUBJECT: Rural Guest Establishments Zoning Ordinance Amendments DEPARTMENT: Planning & Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y1N) ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, ext. 2592 Adopted Ordinance Robert Davis, Planner III, ext. 2580 Tina Moon, Planner 11, ext. 2583 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 968-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To make a decision on the proposed Rural Guest Establishment Amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as they pertain to the Rural Buffer Zoning District. This Rural Buffer portion of the Rural Guest Establishment Amendments was continued until comment from the Joint Planning Agreement parties. Planning staff referred the amendments to the towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro for JPA courtesy review. Neither town.submitted Reques • Planning staff proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance regarding Rural Guest Establishments at the May 29, 2001 Public Hearing • BOCC approved the amendments for the Agricultural Residential (AR) and Rural Residential (R1)zoning districts on August 21, 2001 0 BOCC requested revisions are shown in Bold and StFiketheugI4 Amendment Summa!7j To establish a Rural Guest Establishments use in the Permitted Use Table and create all associated criteria (approval procedures, performance standards, parking, etc). • The zoning ordinance does not have a land use category for bed and breakfast establishments. Traditionally, the County has only considered bed and breakfast operations as part of the Historic Sites Non-Residential ReuselMixed Use category (S54). • Restricting bed and breakfast operations to historic sites excludes all other properties that may be otherwise suitable for this type of land use.