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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.3 <br />SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment — Related to Town of Hillsborough Extraterritorial <br />Jurisdiction (ETJ) Relinquishment <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />1. Comprehensive Plan /Future Land Use Tom Altieri, Planning, 245 -2575 <br />Map and UDO Amendment Outline Form Craig Benedict, Planning, 245 -2592 <br />(CP and Zoning 2013 -02) <br />2. Notification Materials <br />PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on a County initiated amendment to the Zoning Atlas <br />affecting approximately 500 -acres located generally near the Eno River between US 70 W and <br />1- 85/1 -40 in Cheeks and Hillsborough Townships. This amendment assigns County zoning to <br />properties that are to be removed from the Town of Hillsborough Extraterritorial Jurisdiction <br />(ETJ), which is to become effective October 1, 2014. This item is companion to Action Agenda <br />Item No. C.2, "2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment." <br />BACKGROUND: Please see Section B of Attachment 1 for relevant information. <br />The "Amendment Outline Form" (Attachment 1) for these amendments was approved by the <br />BOCC at its November 19, 2013 regular meeting. <br />In May of this year, the BOCC and Hillsborough Town Board approved a resolution amending a <br />2009 agreement to reflect the intent to continue coordination with Hillsborough to relinquish <br />some areas of its ETJ but to end the ETJ expansion process that had been initiated. <br />Properties are to be zoned to County zoning districts, which in this case includes: Agricultural <br />Residential (AR) and Public Interest District (PID) (portions to include Watershed Protection Overlay <br />Districts and Special Flood Hazard Area). A map showing the proposed zoning is provided in <br />Attachment 1. <br />Notification Procedural Requirements <br />In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the Unified Development Ordinance, the public hearing for <br />this item was advertised consistent with the requirements of the Ordinance. Legal ads were <br />placed in two newspapers of general circulation in the County for two (2) successive weeks; <br />notices were mailed to affected property owners and property owners within 500 -feet of affected <br />properties; and signs were posted in the affected area. Attachment 2 includes the following: <br />