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ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date November 24, 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# C 3(a) <br /> SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT- Garden Center <br /> Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table <br /> Article 6.16.18 (New) Garden Center <br /> Article 22 Definitions <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 proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance to <br /> create a new land use category called "garden center" with appropriate standards <br /> included in Article 6 and a definition of the use in Article 22. <br /> BACKGROUND: On September 30 the Planning Department received a citizen's request to amend the <br /> Zoning Ordinance to create a new land use category called"garden center." Garden <br /> center is a type of retail use providing landscaping supplies primarily for home use. <br /> The definition proposed for Article 22 includes a list of typical products to be sold. <br /> r <br /> The proposed amendment to the Permitted Use Table indicates garden center as a <br /> permitted use in all commercial zoning districts as well as in the Agricultural Service <br /> District. Therefore,the use would be subject to Planning Department review and <br /> approval of a site plan before zoning and building permits may be issued. <br /> Standards for operation are proposed for Article 6.16 Additional Requirements for <br /> Certain Permitted Uses. The suggested standards specify that outdoor storage and <br /> display of goods are permitted and limit the area allowed for outdoor storage of bulk <br /> materials such as sand,topsoil,mulch,etc. <br />