NSN ORD-1996-008 Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment Article 6.23.11 - Watershed Protection Overlay Districts

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B. CONTRACT _ORANGE COUNTY SPEEDWAY In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon, EMS Administrative Director Janette Smith indicated that the $12,500 contract amount covers all expenses. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve a contract between Orange County Speedway and Orange County Department of Emergency Management to provide medical coverage for events and races held at the Speedway and authorize the Chair to sign on behalf of the Board, subject to review by the County Attorney. VOTE: UNANIMOUS IX. ITEMS FOR DECISION - REGULAR AGENDA A. PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT_ARTICLE 6.23.11 WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS Planner Jim Hinkley summarized this item. This proposed amendment would authorize the Board of Adjustment to grant variances to allow the use of septic easements in watersupply watersheds for lots created before January 1, 1994. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve this amendment for lots created before January 1, 1994. VOTE: UNANIMOUS B. Z-1-96 SCHLEY COMMUNITY STORE AND FLEA MARKET -ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENT Planner Jim Hinkley presented information about the community store which has been in operation for 30 years. This request is for a rezoning from AR Agricultural Residential to EC-5 Existing Commercial. A motion was made by Commissioner Crowther, seconded by Commissioner Halkiotis to approve the rezoning for a .82 acre lot from AR to EC-5 in Cedar Grove Township. VOTE: UNANIMOUS C. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT_DEDICATION_PAYMENT-IN- LIEU Planning Director Marvin Collins presented for the Board's consideration proposed amendments to the dedication/payment-in-lieu provisions of the Orange County Subdivision Regulations. The specific proposal is to amend Section IV-B-7-b, Recreation Sites, of the Subdivision Regulations to substitute a payment-in-lieu based on the cost of land and facilities associated with implementing a system of community and district parks. Currently, the payment-in-lieu includes only the value of land, and is based on the assessed value listed in the Orange County Tax Office. The average payment-in- lieu per household is presently$76. Under the proposed system, the payment-in-lieu would not exceed $455 per household. In addition to the payment-in-lieu, a change in the amount of land which must be dedicated for recreation sites is also proposed as outlined in the agenda. The Recreation & Parks Advisory Council recommends the service area approach. They also recommend that the land dedication requirement be set no lower than 1/57th of an acre per lot. The Planning Board voted 8-2 to table this item. They felt that if the payment-in-lieu proposal was to be an "interim" payment until the Master Recreation Plan was updated, it would be better to wait until the update was accomplished. The Administration recommends that the payment-in-lieu be set no higher than $455 per dwelling lot and that the land dedication required be set no lower than 1/57th of an acre. Marvin Collins explained the rationale for reducing the acreage from 1/35 of an acre to 1/57 of an acre. He said that when the payment-in-lieu was considered in the late 80's the County did not have a master recreation and parks plan. They used standards put out by the National Recreation and Parks Association which set the acreage at 1/35 of an acre. When the Recreation and Parks Plan was done and adopted by the Board,two kinds of parks were included - community parks and district parks. When these standards are combined, it comes out to 1157 of an acre. In answer to a question from Commissioner Gordon about updating the fees, Marvin Collins indicated that these can be reviewed as part of the budget process.