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38 <br /> 2. Orange County proposes amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to revise the <br /> time constraints in Article. 2 (The Board of County Commissioners and its Administrative <br /> Mechanisms), Article 3 (Establishment of. Zoning Districts and Atlas), Article 6.29.3 <br /> (Development Standards for Economic Development Districts), Article 8 (Special Uses), and <br /> Article 20 (Amendments). Proposed amendments will: <br /> • Provide adequate time for staff to receive complete development review from all applicable <br /> agencies prior to completing reports to boards; <br /> • Provide adequate time for board review of projects; and <br /> • Delete provision that allows approval of applications that do not meet ordinance regulations <br /> if processing time cannot be met. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS 40 <br /> 1. Orange County proposes amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations to <br /> revise the time constraints in Section III (Application and Approval Procedures), Section IV-13-7 <br /> (Sites for Public Use), and Section VII-D-4 (Action Subsequent to the Date of Public Hearing). <br /> Proposed amendments will: <br /> 0 Provide adequate time for staff to receive complete development review from all applicable <br /> agencies prior to completing reports to boards; <br /> • Provide adequate time for board review of projects; and <br /> • Delete provision that allows approval of applications that do not meet ordinance regulations <br /> if processing time cannot be met. <br /> 9 Revise process for appeal of staff decisions concerning subdivision classification (minor vs <br /> major) and approval of minor subdivisions. <br /> 2. Orange County Planning Board and planning staff propose amendments to the Orange <br /> County Subdivision Regulations Section IV-13-10 Flexible Development: a. to amend D-1 <br /> Estate Lot Option to 1. reduce minimum lot size from 4.0 acres to 3.0 acres with average lot <br /> size of 3.5 acres; 2. provide a 150 ft. buffer along state maintained roads adjacent to <br /> subdivision boundaries; 3. restrict lot access to internal subdivision roads, and b. to amend <br /> D.3 Cluster Option to clarify that any transfer of density within a cluster development will not <br /> result in a greater density within any specific zoning district than the average density allowed <br /> by zoning restrictions within that specific district including overlay districts (eg. flexible <br /> development proposals spanning the critical area (CA) and the balance (PIN) of a protected <br /> watershed cannot shift density from a higher density zoning (PVV) to a lower density zoning <br /> (CA)). <br /> All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard: Public comment will be <br /> received during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence <br /> received in writing by the date of the Planning Board meeting following the public hearing will be <br /> considered by the Board of Commissioners for decision. <br /> Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and <br /> discussion at the heating. <br /> Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department <br /> located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> g:\klincoln10899phad.doc\8-4-99\kI <br />