Agenda - 08-28-1995 - C 2 (a & b)

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:37 O R A N G E C 0 U N T Y BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date August 28, 1995 Action Agenda Item # C 2(aft) SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AND SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS Article 12 Landscaping and Buffer Requirements Section IV-B-8 Landscape and Buffer Requirements DEPARTMENT: PLANNING & INSPECTIONS PUBLIC HEARING: X Yes No ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Emily Cameron Extension 2580 Proposed Amendments TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Hillsborough - 732-8181 Durham - 688-7331 Mebane - 227-2031 Chapel Hill - 967-9251/968-4501 PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations regarding the amount of a financial guarantee for required landscaping. BACKGROUND: In most developments where landscaping is required in addition to preserving existing trees, the owner/ applicant usually proposes to install the landscaping without hiring a contractor to do the work. The difference in cost between an owner-installed job and the services of a contractor is 250 to 300 percent. In the event the County had to obtain funds guaranteed by a bond, letter of credit, or escrow agreement, the landscape improvements could only be completed if the amount guaranteed included labor costs as well as the cost of plant materials. The proposed amendment to the landscape regulations makes explicit the intent of the financial guarantee to cover the cost to purchase and install required landscaping, that is, to include labor costs. RECOMMENDATION: Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance specifies that the public hearing is the time scheduled for presentation of the Zoning Officer's recommendation regarding proposed amendments to the ordinance.