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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: March 1, 1994 Action Agenda Item # V(f_-A SUBJECT: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS PROPOSAL - PROPOSED AMENDMENTS TO: *LAND USE ELEMENT AND ZONING ORDINANCE,INCLUDING DESIGN MANUAL" DEPARTMENT: Planning& Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: —X—Yes No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Planning Director X2592 NOTE: Refer to "Attachment List" immediately following"Recommendation" (p.6) for list of TELEPHONE NUMBERS: attachments in order of presentation. Hillsborough 732-8181 Please refer to Design Manual as well. Durham 688.7331 Mebane 227-2031 Chapel Hill 968-4501 PURPOSE: To consider or000sed amendments to the Land Use Element and Zoning Ordinance establishing Economic Development Districts, including a arovosed Design Manual containing performance standards and design criteria applicable within the proposed districts. BACKGROUND: At its December 21, 1993 meeting, the Board of Commissioners considered Economic Development District proposals for decision. Several concerns were expressed about the Design Manual, including the following. 1. The Table of Permitted Uses in Section 2.2 should be revised to eliminate water storage tanks, radio and TV towers, transmission lines, motor freight terminals, storage and distribution of petroleum products, and freestanding restaurants, service stations,and retail stores as permitted or special uses. The Table should also permit churches and clubs or lodges. 2. Section 3.5, Service and Storage, should be revised to address noise originating from rooftop air conditioning equipment,to refer to trash areas and dumpsters as solid waste containers and recycling bins,and to provide a sketch which not shows screening techniques for solid waste containers but recycling bins as well. 3. Section 3.2, Landscape Design, should be revised to require a 100-foot setback along Old N.C.86,an arterial street,in addition to dedicating an additional 20 feet right-of-way. Where collector roads intersect with Old N.C. 86, a setback of 100 feet applied in the first 100 feet from the intersection, 75 feet in the next 100 feet, 50 feet in the next 100 feet, then 25 feet for the remainder of the frontage along collector road The setback would apply to buildings, parking, loading, and storage arena. 4. Section 3.3, Circulation and Parking, should be revised to change all references to"should" to"must" or"shall".