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099 1 <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date May 27. 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# C 2b (1) <br /> SUBJECT: AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE <br /> Article 10.3 Off-street Parking Design Standards <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 TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance to <br /> correct a discrepancy between Article 10.3, Off-street Parking Design Standards, and <br /> Article 12.4.1,Required Landscaping. <br /> BACKGROUND: Article 10.3 of the Zoning Ordinance contains the design standards for off-street <br /> parking.The setback required between new parking areas and side and rear property <br /> lines is five(5)feet.Article 12.4.1 c requires a ten-foot landscape area between new <br /> parking and all property lines for nonresidential and multi-family residential <br /> development.The proposed amendment will connect the conflicting requirements by <br /> increasing the setback in Article 10.3 from five(5)to ten(10)feet. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's <br /> recommendation be presented to the Planning Board within 30 days of receipt of an <br /> application. However,Article 20.4 exempts any application for amendments to the <br /> Zoning Ordinance by either the public or the County from the provisions of Article <br /> 20.3. In either case,the public hearing is the time scheduled for presentation of the <br /> Zoning Officer's recommendation. <br />