Public Hearing Notice for 05-23-1994 Mtg. - Proposed Sustainable Development Policy - Proposed Revisions to Historic Preservation Ordinance, Comprehensive Plan, Zoning Atlas, Zoning Ordinance, and Subdivision Regulations

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3. Comprehensive Plan,'Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments a. Locational Criteria (1) Comprehensive Plan: Changes are proposed to the wording of the criteria contained in Section 3.4 of the land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan. The criteria are used to determine appropriate locations for various types of land uses and are also used to evaluate requests for changes to the land Use Plan Map. These criteria include land slope, hydrology, flora and fauna, soil conditions, public services/utilities, transportation systems, energy use, existing land use, agriculture and forestry, population density, and historic and cultural resources. b. Application Criteria (1) Zoning Ordinance! Related to changes to the (ocational criteria are revisions to the "Application Criteria" contained in Article 4.2.19 of the Zoning Ordinance, Specifically, criteria pertaining to the type of utility service are to be considered; e.g., public water and sewer service only, or the option of extending public utilities where available or using acceptable alternatives (wells and septic systems). OPEN SPACE DEVELOPMENT AREAS Pro;posed amendments to the land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan have been presented at public hearing which seek to create a new "Open Space Development Area" land use plan category. The following amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision Regulations are proposed through which to implement the intent of the new category. 1. Intent/Application Criteria: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 4,2 — District Statements of Intent and Application Criteria — of the Zoning Ordinance. Under the proposed Article 4.2.6, a new zoning district, OSD — Open Space Development Area, would be created, including a statement of intent and criteria applicable to the proposed new district. 2. Permitted Uses: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 4.3 — Table of Permitted Uses — of the Zoning Ordinance to provide a list of permitted uses in the OSD — Open Space Development District. 3. Dimensional Requirements: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 5.1.2 — Establishment of Dimensional Requirements (Schedule for Residential Development) — of the Zoning Ordinance to provide a notation that open space development projects are subject to the design standards contained in Article 6.30 of the Zoning Ordinance. 4. Development Standards: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 6 of the Zoning Ordinance and would add a new Article 6.30 — Development Standards for Open Space Development (OSD) Districts to establish a set of development standards which all projects in an Open Space Development District must comply. 5. Planned Developments: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 7.2.1 of the Zoning Ordinance to include the PD-H-OSD Planned Development-Housing-Open Space Development District as a permitted Planned Development District. 6. Definitions: This proposal involves an amendment to Article 22 — Definitions — of the Zoning Ordinance and would add a definition of "Open Space Development Area". 7. Subdivision Approval: This proposal involves on amendment to Section IV — Required Minimum Design Standards of the Subdivision Regulations. The proposal would add a new Section IV-B-12, requiring subdivisions proposed within an Open Space Development zoning district to adhere to the development standards proposed under#4 above. OTHER SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS AMENDMENTS In addition to the text amendments proposed above, other changes to the Subdivision Regulations are to be considered. They involve the following provisions: 1. Private Roads: The proposed amendment to Section IV-B-3-d-1 Roads (Private Road Justification Criteria) is for the purpose of including, as justification for a private road, the preservation of site features which preserve or enhance special or unique characteristics of the immediate area surrounding a proposed subdivision. 2. Minor Subdivisions: The proposed amendments to Section II Definitions (Subdivision, Minor) and Section III-B Classification of Subdivision would allow a subdivision which involves the dedication or improvement of a new public road to be classified as a Minor Subdivision, provided tot the remaining criteria of the definition are met. 3. Preliminary Plan Approval: The amendment to Section fll-C-4 Acton Subsequent to Approval (Preliminary Plan) would require that the offer of dedication of a public road in an approved Minor Subdivision be presented to and accepted by the Orange County Board of Commissioners on behalf of the public. Copies of the proposed text and atlas amendments as described in this notice are available for public inspection at the Orange County Planning Department. All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be received during the public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence received in writing by the date of the Planning Board meeting following the public hearing will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for decision. Changes may be mode in the advertised proposals which reflect debate, objections and discussion at the hearing. Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Deportment located in the Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Rood, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 732-8181 (Hillsborough), 688-7331 (Durham), 907-9251 (Chapel Hill-Carrboro) or 227-2081 (Mebone/Graham). Please ask for extension 2575 or 2585. You will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions. Marvin Collins, Planning Director PUBLISH: May 11 1994 May 1 E' 1994