ORD-1999-003 Proposed Amendments to the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance 05041999

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O.C. NSA Plan- Comment/Content/ Response(NSA Ordinance Section Reference is underlined,if applicable) Comment Section# Page# Issue/Goal 6 5 58 Provide incentives to This measure proposes tax breaks, higher allowed densities, or an expedited -commercial and office permitting process as incentives to catalyzing business interest in neo-traditional businesses that locate in developments., Section 5 allows free residential units (from a density perspective)• I neo-traditional above commercial space and allows commercial areas to be included in density developments. calculations. Tax breaks for businesses are not allowed under NC Constitution and expedited permitting is typically a procedural matter. 7 5 59 Prohibit fa—nd uses and Carrboro Land Use Ordinance is centered on a table of permissible uses (ITU). activities that would use New,non-residential uses that will be allowed in the study area are based on those large quantities of water. allowed in the Transition Area Business (B-3-1) and Office/Assembly (O/A) zoning districts. Permitted uses in these zones that might require large quantities of water include manufacturelassembly, -skating rinks and swimming pools, and laundromats. An existing ordinance provision (Section 15-168 Water Consumption)prohibits manufacttuing and assembly uses from using more than an average of 200 gallons per employee per day. 8 5 60 Provide"model" This measure is addressed by existing and proposed ordinance provisions. Section standards for the layout 17 of the draft NSA Ordinance includes 14 design objectives; at least 7 of which and maintenance of describe necessary design elements.. Several sections of Article XIII (Recreational conservation areas Facilities and Open Space) of the LUO address maintenance of open space within new subdivisions. (Sections 15-199, 201). Restrictive covenants for developments with homeowners associations responsible for maintaining common facilities (including open space) are reviewed and approved by the Town Attorney prior to final plat approval. 9 5 61 Create conservation 5ection 3 of the draft NSA Ordinance establishes primary and secondary overlay district. conservation areas and details the manner in which they must be preserved. The Conditional Use Zoning .approval process will likely prevent non-residential development from developing without regard for conservation areas that are not otherwise protected(stream buffers,floodwaks/plains). 10 5 62 Support statewide This measure describes how the Town might use TDRs to balance the preservation enabling legislation to. of sensitive areas with the development of others in order for landowners to achieve allow the transfer of a reasonable return on land that should not be developed. This measure does not development rights. involve any regulatory action at this time, as the primary means of implementing this concept in the plan area is the net density/VMU tradeoff. Cwboro Planning Staff Response.to OC Staff Comments-Plan Recommendations Not Reflected in NSA Ordinance Page 2 Revised-04/13/99 CJD