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` 1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date:October 2, 1995 Action Agenda Item#My,_D SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT Economic Development District Design Manual(Perimeter Buffer) DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Yes—X No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Proposed Amendment Mary Willis Extension 2583 8/28/95 Public Hearing Minutes 9/18/95 Planning Board Minutes TELEPHONE NUMBERS: Home 1/31/95 Correspondence Hillsborough 732-8181 Vicinity Map-Old N.C. 86 Area Chapel Hill 967-9251 EDD Design Manual Case Study Site Plan Durham 688-7331 Mebane 227-2031 PURPOSE: To consider a proposed amendment to eliminate the requirement of a 100-foot buffer along the perimeter of an Economic Development District(EDD)which abuts an EDD adopted by another planning jurisdiction. BACKGROUND: On January 17, 1995,the Board of Commissioners approved a 720-acre EDD in the vicinity of the I-40/Old N.C.86 interchange.One issue raised during the initial public hearing process concerned whether or not a strip of properties along the west side of Old N.C. 86 north of Cates Creek should be included in the District.The issue was resolved on June 26, 1995,when the Board of Commissioners included the strip m the EDD and designated that portion of the District"Primary Development Overlay Area". The area added to the EDD on June 26 ranges from approximately 350 to 500 feet in depth,and a 100-foot buffer is required where a property line forms the boundary of the District,including the Old N.C.86 frontage(see attached vicinity map).The intent of the 100-foot buffer is"to create transitions between neighborhoods and areas of differing development intensities,and separate incompatible land uses...". Mr. Tom Horne,a member of the Old N.C. 86 Homeowners Association,recognized the potential hardships which might arise from application of the buffer and requested that the Planning Board explore buffer concessions(see attached 1/31/95 correspondence).Examples of the application of the buffer standard are as follows: • The lots located north of Cates Creek and south of the Cornwallis Hills entrance(Lafayette Drive)are approximately 350 feet in depth. If these lots were to be developed and the current buffer requirements applied,the property owners must dedicate an additional 20 feet for the widening of Old N.C. 86,reducing the lot depth to 330 feet.The 100-foot buffer would then be required along both the frontage and rear lot line,reducing the buildable area to a depth of 130 feet. • To the north,two tiers of lots are located in the strip between Lafayette Drive and Oakdale Drive.The lots fronting on Old N.C.86 are approximately 300 feet in depth.If developed, these lots would be required to provide the 20 feet of additional right-of--way,a 100-foot