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2 <br />review the proposal as submitted by the applicant as well as any and all additional information <br />submitted in writing concerning the project. <br />On May 21, 2008 the Planning Board passed a resolution (Please refer to Attachment Two) <br />outlining its `findings' regarding: <br />a. Action on the rezoning request in accordance with Article Twenty (20) of the Ordinance, <br />b. Action on the Class A Special Use Permit in accordance with Article Seven (7) and Eight <br />(8) of the Ordinance. <br />Within this resolution the Planning Board adopted a overall statement requesting that the <br />BOCC: `postpone action on the application (both the rezoning and Class A SUP) until revised <br />plans and additional information are submitted by the applicant in accordance with these <br />recommendations, and further recommends that the planning staff and Planning Board be given <br />adequate time and opportunity to complete necessary analysis and develop additional <br />recommendations' (Attachment Two) <br />The Planning Board resolution commingles various aspects and findings detailed within Articles <br />Twenty (20), Seven (7) and Eight (8) of the Ordinance. Staff is in the process of completing a <br />side-by-side comparison of these `findings' and staffs analysis (Please refer to Attachments <br />One and Four) for distribution by the June 24, 2008 meeting. <br />Below is a summary of the various project elements: <br />The Buckhorn Village Planned Development is comprised of three (3) individual <br />development districts broken down as follows: <br />a. District One (1 ): This district is approximately forty-one (41) acres in area <br />and intended to serve no more than four (4) large retail tenants with a total <br />anticipated combined floor area of one hundred eighty-five thousand <br />(185,000) square feet. <br />b. District Two (2): This district is approximately forty (40) acres in area and <br />intended to support mixed-use development including retail, office, <br />restaurants, indoor theaters, hotels, residential, and other similar uses with <br />an anticipated combined floor area of five hundred twenty-two thousand <br />(522,000) square feet. <br />c. District Three (3): This district is approximately forty-eight (48) acres in <br />area and is intended to support large-scale retail development with the <br />possibility of some mixed-use projects. The developer has also proposed <br />reserving an area of the District for future use by a local government to <br />address the provision of protective services (i.e. police, fire, emergency, <br />etc). The anticipated floor area within this district is approximately six <br />hundred six thousand (606,000) square feet. <br />The applicant is proposing a maximum of 1.114 million square feet of building <br />footprint far the entire property. <br />2. TRANSPORTATION: Access to the property is proposed to be as follows: <br />