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061 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date February 23, 1998 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item #C3 (a <br /> SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT- <br /> Floor Area for Existing Non-residential Uses in Residential Districts <br /> Article 5.1.2 Schedule for Non-residential Development <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING& INSPECTIONS PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED:—Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cameron <br /> Extension 2580 <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251/9684501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to <br /> increase the maximum floor area allowed existing non-residential uses permitted in <br /> the AR,RB,R-1,R-2,R-3,and R4 zoning districts. <br /> BACKGROUND: Institutional uses such as schools,government buildings,and places of worship are <br /> permitted in all residential zoning districts with site plan approval by the Planning <br /> Department.In 1989 the Zoning Ordinance was amended to increase the floor area <br /> allowed for non-residential uses in residential districts(RB,AR,R-1,and R-2)from <br /> 5.8 percent to 8.8 percent,the standard in the R-3 district. Since that time,the Board <br /> of Adjustment has reviewed at least three requests for variances from the standards <br /> in Article 5.1.2 as applied to churches and schools. Several existing institutional uses <br /> are at or approaching the current 8.8 percent limit on floor area,which might <br /> preclude any significant future additions to those buildings. <br /> The proposed amendment would increase the maximum floor area allowed for non- <br /> residential uses legally existing as of 5/6/98 in the RB,AR,R-1,R-2,R-3,and R-4 <br /> residential districts from 8.8 percent(10 percent in planned Developments, 12.3 <br /> percent in R-4)to 14.1 percent.The text of the amendment is attached Wowing <br /> additional background information. The proposed standard is equal to the current <br />