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4 <br /> SUBCOMMITTEE REPORT AND <br /> RECOMMENDATIONS <br /> Carrboro Northern Study Area <br /> Land Use Ordinance <br /> Based on discussion from the April 20, 1999 Board of Commissioners meeting <br /> regarding the above referenced implementation ordinance,the Board Chair,Alice <br /> Gordon suggested a subcommittee be formed to address the remaining primary <br /> issues: <br /> A. County Involvement in Development Review Process (i.e. <br /> Conditional Use vs.Master Plan Process) <br /> B. Office Assembly/Conditional Use (OA/CU)District(Minimum <br /> Size and Total Amount) <br /> C. Village Mixed Use(VMU)District(Location,Density and <br /> Phasing) <br /> The subcommittee included Commissioner Margaret Brown, Commissioner Barry <br /> Jacobs, County Attorney Geoff Gledhill, and County Planning Director Craig <br /> Benedict. Primary discussions were held on Tuesday,April 27, 1999. <br /> The findings and recommendations which track the primary issues A, B, and C, <br /> are as follows with recommendations noted in bold: <br /> A. County Involvement in Development Review Process <br /> 1. The two methods for approval of a VMU district(master <br /> plan/rezoning and conditional use/rezoning) are <br /> acceptable. However,two additions,items a and b below <br /> are recommended. <br /> a) In both methods,the applicant for VMU district <br /> should meet with Carrboro and Orange County <br /> Planning staff rip for to the formal submittal of the <br /> Rezoning application to informally discuss the <br /> preliminary rezoning development plan. <br /> b) Delete language in Section 4 of the proposed <br /> implementation ordinance(noted on pages 8 and 9 of <br /> the 35 page document attached to the end of this agenda <br /> item)and being part of Section 15-141.2(g)(5)a as <br /> shown in following excerpt. <br /> \\CARR\SYS\PLANNING\CRAIG\CARSTUDY.DOC <br />