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1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 6, 2014 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. 5 -b <br />SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment— Related to Town of Hillsborough Extraterritorial <br />Jurisdiction (ETJ) Relinquishment (No Additional Comment Accepted) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan /Future Land Use Tom Altieri, Planning, 919 - 245 -2575 <br />Map and UDO Amendment Outline Form Craig Benedict, Planning, 919 - 245 -2592 <br />(CP and Zoning 2013 -02) <br />2. Zoning Map Hillsborough Surrounds <br />3. Zoning Classification Comparison <br />4. Draft Planning Board Minutes Excerpt <br />5. Planning Board Statement of Consistency <br />6. Draft BOCC Statement of Consistency <br />7. Draft Ordinance Approving Atlas <br />Amendment <br />PURPOSE: To make a recommendation 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 Public Hearing <br />Action Agenda Item No. 5 -a., "2030 Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map Amendment ".) <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 8, 2014 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing. This hearing is not intended to solicit additional input from the public. <br />While the BOCC may ask staff questions related to the review of a given item, comments from <br />the public shall not be solicited. <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, Special <br />