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12 <br />1 <br />a.Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance(UDO)Text <br />2 <br />Amendments and Zoning Atlas Amendments to Establish Two New Zoning <br />3 <br />Overlay Districts in the Efland Area (No Additional Comments Accepted) <br />4 <br />The Board receivedthe Planning Board recommendation, closedthe public hearing, and <br />5 <br />considereda decision on Planning Director initiated amendments to the Comprehensive Plan, <br />6 <br />Unified Development Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas to establish two new zoning overlay districts <br />7 <br />in the Efland area. <br />8 <br />The primary purpose of the overlay districts is to provide for a more villageand urban <br />9 <br />style of development in an area of the county served, or intended to be served, by public water <br />10 <br />and sewer systems. <br />11 <br />Chair McKee said two people signed up to speak about this item. He asked John <br />12 <br />Roberts for clarification as the abstract indicatedfurther comment was not to be accepted. <br />13 <br />John Roberts said the UDO is written so that no more oral comments are allowed at this <br />14 <br />stage of the public hearing. He added that the ordinance language indicates that the only <br />15 <br />reason for the public hearing process is to receive thePlanning Board comments and any <br />16 <br />written commentssubmitted to the Planning Board.He clarified acceptance of an individual’s <br />17 <br />comments at this portion of the hearing could lead to the overturning of the entire process. <br />18 <br />Chair McKee indicated due to these regulations,the two citizens signed up to speak <br />19 <br />would not be allowed to do so.He indicated the presentation would be made by Perdita Holtz. <br />20 <br />Perdita Holtzreviewed the following PowerPoint presentation: <br />21 <br />22 <br />Proposed Efland Zoning Overlay Districts <br />23 <br />(Comprehensive Plan, UDO, and Zoning Atlas Amendments) <br />24 <br />25 <br />Zoning Atlas Amendment <br />26 <br />Map of proposed Zoning Overlay Districts <br />27 <br />28 <br />Recent History <br />29 <br />Heard at February 2014 quarterly public hearing <br />30 <br />Public information meeting held April 7, 2014 <br />31 <br />32 <br />Group of residents contacted staff after meeting and asked to meet to discuss the <br />33 <br />proposed standards for overlay districts <br />34 <br />-Staff metwith residents eighttimes from August 2014 through January 2015 <br />35 <br />-Group suggested changes to proposed standards <br />36 <br />Public information meeting held February 23, 2015 <br />37 <br />38 <br />Resident Group Suggestions <br />39 <br />Suggestions (attachment 6) can be categorized into three broad categories: <br />40 <br />-Allow more flexibility in enforcing the standard <br />41 <br />-Clarify the intent of the standard by modifying the language <br />42 <br />-Remove some standards <br />43 <br />Modification to the adopted Access Management Plan <br />44 <br />-Will be scheduled later this year <br />45 <br /> <br />