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J <br /> OR AN G E C 0 U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 28, 1994 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # 02. 1. <br /> c . <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> ARTICLE 22 - DEFINITIONS <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING X Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Willis <br /> Extension 2583 <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comments on a proposed amendment to the <br /> Zoning Ordinance to clearly define the point at which a <br /> subdivision lot is "created" for the purpose of <br /> determining whether or not the lot is subject to <br /> amendments which may be made to the Zoning Ordinance or <br /> Subdivision Regulations. <br /> BACKGROUND: It is often the case that lots which existed prior to a <br /> particular amendment to the Zoning Ordinance are not <br /> subject to the amended provisions. The date on which a <br /> lot is "created" can be critical in determining whether or <br /> not a lot can be developed in the manner requested. <br /> It has been the policy of Orange County to recognize lots <br /> which have been approved through the applicable review and <br /> approval process as existing, even if the final step of <br /> recording the subdivision has not occurred. <br /> Major Subdivisions are considered approved when the <br /> Preliminary Plan Resolution of Approval is adopted by the <br /> Board of Commissioners. Minor Subdivisions are <br /> considered approved upon approval of a Final Plat by the <br /> Planning Staff. <br /> The proposed amendment makes explicit the existing policy <br /> of recognizing approved lots as "lots of record" for <br /> purposes of determining whether or not they are subject to <br /> newly-adopted regulations. <br />