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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: June 26; 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 8.8.24 Historic Structures -Non Residential Reuse/Mixed Use (Class A Special Use) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br /> Extension 2582 <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to include historic property <br /> as well as structures in the consideration of Special Use Permits for the non- <br /> residential use of historic structures. <br /> BACKGROUND: The non-residential use of historic structures is permitted in the AR,R1 and RB <br /> zones provided a Class A Special Use Permit is obtained from the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners. Standards that must be complied with are specified in <br /> Article 8.8.24 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> The proposed amendment would clarify that the historic nature of the property as <br /> well as the structure may be considered in the Special Use Permit approval <br /> process. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance specifies that the public hearing is the time <br /> scheduled for presentation of the Zoning Officer's recommendation regarding <br /> proposed amendments to the ordinance. <br />