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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 5, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 6 -a <br />1 <br />SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment — Keizer Rezoning of 2.7 Acre Parcel — 3604 <br />Southern Drive — Public Hearing Closure and Action (No Additional <br />Comments Accepted) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENTS: <br />1. Vicinity Map <br />2. September 9, 2013 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing Legal Advertisement <br />3. Ordinance Approving Rezoning Petition <br />4. Ordinance Denying Rezoning Petition <br />5. Resolution Concerning Statement of <br />Consistency with Comprehensive Plan <br />6. Resolution Concerning Statement of <br />Inconsistency with Comprehensive Plan <br />7. Excerpt of Draft September 9, 2013 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing Minutes <br />8. Excerpt of Draft October 2, 2013 Planning <br />Board Minutes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, (919) 245 -2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245 -2592 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on an owner - initiated Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone a 2.7 acre parcel of <br />property located at 3604 Southern Drive (PIN 9844 -86 -5155) from Rural Residential (R -1) and <br />Light Industrial (1 -1) to Light Industrial (1 -1) in accordance with the provisions of the Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO). <br />As a reminder, the reconvening of this hearing is solely to receive the Planning Board <br />recommendation and any additional written evidence submitted since the September 9, 2013 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing. This hearing is not intended to solicit additional input from the public <br />or the applicant. While the BOCC may ask staff questions related to the review of a given item, <br />comments from the public shall not be solicited. <br />BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the September 9, 2013 Quarterly Public Hearing <br />where staff indicated the property is currently split zoned with the required parking area and <br />septic system serving the existing industrial operation located on the R -1 zoned portion of <br />property. <br />The applicants expressed concern over their continued ability to have septic and parking <br />supporting the existing industrial operation on the residentially zoned portion property. They are <br />