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041 <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: Aug=26. 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 8.8.14 Special Uses-Temporary Events(NEW) <br /> Article 4.3 Permitted Use Table <br /> Article 6.16.17 Additional Requirements for Certain Permitted Uses <br /> (Temporary Events) <br /> Article 22 Definitions <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING_X—Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED Yes_X—No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Amendment Mary Willis <br /> Extension 2583 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough-732-8181 <br /> Durham -688-7331 <br /> Mebane -227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill-967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a citizen request to create a new use category called "Temporary <br /> Events" which would be allowed in residential districts with approval of a <br /> Special Use Permit. <br /> BACKGROUND: The proposed amendment creates a commercial/service use category called <br /> "Temporary Events". Examples of this kind of use are commercial craft <br /> shows, carnivals, festivals, concerts, medical or veterinary clinics, and <br /> outdoor social events hosted by a business such as a restaurant or caterer. <br /> Temporary events such as those described above would not be considered a <br /> principal use when they take place at a site normally associated with the <br /> activity. For example, a festival held at a park, a reception or picnic held on <br />