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t <br /> 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 18, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item* \�M--b <br /> SUBJECT: PUBLIC HEARING - ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS DESIGN MANUAL <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning& Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: —X—Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Public Hearing Advertisement Planning Director X2592 <br /> Revised Design Manual sections <br /> (To be distributed separately) TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed Design Manual containing performance <br /> standards and design criteria applicable with proposed Economic Development <br /> Districts. <br /> BACKGROUND: At its December 21, 1993 meeting, the Board of Commissioners considered <br /> Economic Development District proposals for decision. Several concerns were <br /> expressed about the Design Manual, including the following: <br /> 1. The Table of Permitted Uses in Section 2.2 should be revised to eliminate <br /> water storage tanks, radio and TV towers, transmission lines, motor <br /> freight terminals, storage and distribution of petroleum products, and <br /> freestanding restaurants, service stations, and retail stores as permitted <br /> or special uses. The Table should also permit churches and clubs or <br /> lodges. <br /> 2. Section 3.5, Service and Storage, should be revised to address noise <br /> originating from rooftop air conditioning equipment, to refer to trash <br /> areas and dumpsters as solid waste containers and recycling bins, and to <br /> provide a sketch which not shows screening techniques for solid waste <br /> containers but recycling bins as well. <br /> 3. Section 3.2, Landscape Design, should be revised to require a 100-foot <br /> setback along Old N.C. 86, an arterial street,'in addition to reserving an <br /> additional 20-foot right-of-way dedication. The setback would apply to <br /> buildings, parking, loading, and storage areas. <br /> 4. Section 3.3, Circulation and Parking, should be revised to change all <br /> references to"should" to "must" or "shall". <br /> In addition to the changes to the Design Manual,the Board of Commissioners also <br /> felt that another public hearing should be held on the Manual and the Table of <br />