S ORD-1997-025 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment EDDDesign Manual Article 3.2-Landscape Design

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20 5/27/97 Public Hearing Minutes 31 2. Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments 32 (a)Economic Development District Design Manual 33 1} Perimeter Buffer 34 • Article 3.2. Landscape Design 35 This item was presented by Planner Mary Willis in order to receive citizen comment on an 36 amendment to eliminate the 100-foot buffer requirement along the perimeter of an Economic Development District 37 (EDO)which abuts an EDD adopted by another Planning jurisdiction. Article 3.2 Landscape Design(page 3.2.6)of 38. the EDD Design Manual requires a 1004bot buffer around the perimeter of an EDD in order to separate 39 incompatible uses. The northernmost portion of the Orange County 1.40/Old NC 86 EDD on the west side of Old 40 NC 86 between Cates Creek and Oakdale Drive consists of a narrow strip of properties, ranging from 300 feet to 41 500 feet in depth. On August 28, 1995.a proposal to eliminate the butler requirement between two adjacent EDOs 42 was prowled for public hearing. On October 2, 1995.the Board of Commissioners tabled the item. There has 43 been no further Board action. The previous discussion on the issue of the perimeter buffer by the Board of 44 Conur sionem and ttre Planning Board indicates concern for creating a desirable entranceway into Hillsborough. 46 The Design Manuai includes other standards that relate more directly to this concern. The perimeter buffer was 46 created for a speCfhc purpose not directly related to entranceway issues. 47 48 49 50 Chair Crowther asked if this request would apply to the right hand section as well. Mary Willis replied that it 51 would apply where primary was adjacent to secondary but not where primary was adjacent to prtmary. she 82 indicated that the staff for Me Town of Hillsborough is supportive of these changes. If changes are adopted, the 53 Hillsborough Board of Commissioners will consider adop*V those same changes so that.the manuals would match. 54 She also explained what the depth of the buffers would be for this area if these changes were adopted. 55 58 COMMENTS ALND/OR OUEEMNS FROM THE PLANMNra BOARDL None. 57 88 COMMENTS AN=Fk QUESTQNS FROM CITIZENS- 1 2 June Haas,a resident of this area.indicated that the residents of this neighborhood have worked hard to 3 have the Economic Development District established and to have the proper zoning applied. They thought that this 4 change had already occurred. She requested that the Board of Commissioners adopt this change. 6 A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commission Brown, to refer this item to the 7 Planning Board to be returned to the Board of Commissioners no soorw-than August 4, 1997. 8 VOTE: UNANIMOUS