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3 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 8, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C.1 <br />SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments <br />and Zoning Atlas Amendments to Establish Two New Zoning Overlay Districts in the Efland <br />Area <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan / Future Land Use Perdita Holtz, Planner III 919 - 245 -2578 <br />Map and Unified Development Ordinance Craig Benedict, Director 919- 245 -2592 <br />(UDO) Amendment Outline Form <br />(UDO /Zoning- 2013 -09) <br />2. Chart Distributed at Public Information <br />Meeting <br />PURPOSE: To continue the public hearing until December 1, 2014 on Planning Director <br />initiated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning <br />Atlas to establish two new zoning overlay districts in the Efland area. The primary purpose of <br />the overlay districts is to provide for a more village and urban style of development in an area of <br />the county served, or intended to be served, by public water and sewer systems. <br />BACKGROUND: The proposed amendments were heard at the February 24, 2014 quarterly <br />public hearing (materials available at: http:// orangecountync .gov /occlerks /140224.pdf). As a <br />result of comments made at the hearing, staff was instructed by the Board of County <br />Commissioners (BOCC) to hold a meeting in the community and the public hearing was <br />adjourned to September 8, 2014. <br />Staff held a public information meeting about the proposed zoning overlay districts on April 7, <br />2014 at Efland- Cheeks Elementary School. Approximately 33 people attended the meeting <br />where staff explained the proposed amendments and provided the purpose /rationale for each <br />proposed standard (see Attachment 2). The materials used /presented at the public information <br />meeting are available at: <br />httD : / /oranaecountvnc.aov /Dlannina/ includes/ Pror)osedEflandZoninciOverlavDistrict .asp. Staff <br />encouraged meeting attendees to contact staff if they wanted to meet one -on -one with staff or in <br />small groups to further discuss the proposed overlay districts. <br />Community members contacted Planning staff in mid - August to set up a meeting with staff to <br />discuss the proposed overlay districts and to request that the public hearing process be <br />extended. Staff met with community members on August 18 at the Ruritan Club in Efland. As a <br />result of the meeting, a regular meeting date /time has been established so that community <br />