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RP <br /> O R A N G 2 C 0 U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date.- X-ay -2-3--, 1988 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item #bJ a, <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> (SECTION IV-B-5 LOT LAYOUT) <br /> (SECTION II DEFINITIONS) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING _X—Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br /> Proposed Ordinance Amendments <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: Consideration of proposed amendments to Section IV- <br /> B-5 and Section II of the Orange County Subdivision <br /> Regulations. <br /> BACKGROUND: Section IV-B-5 of the Subdivision Regulations is <br /> proposed to be amended by adding additional wording to <br /> address to incorporate provision for flag lots in a <br /> subdivision lot layout. Flag lots are irregularly <br /> shaped lots where the buildable area of the lot is <br /> connected to the street by a smaller narrower portion <br /> of the lot. The narrower portion extends as an arm of <br /> the lot to "the street, thus the name "flag lot" . The <br /> proposed amendment will identify permitted locations <br /> and types of flag lots. <br /> Section II of the Subdivision Regulations is proposed <br /> to be amended to add a definition of Flag Lot. The <br /> proposed amendment will clarify what a flag lot is and <br /> provide a legal definition. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed <br /> amendments. <br />