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Attachment 6 24 1 EXCERPT FROM APPROVED MINUTES 2 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 3 SEPTEMBER 5, 2007 4 REGULAR MEETING 5 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Bryan, Chapel Hill Representative (Chair); Brian Crawford, Eno Township At-Large; 7 Craufurd Goodwin, Michelle Kempinski, Cedar Grove Township at Large; Hillsborough Representative; Sam Lasris, 8 Cedar Grove Township At Large, Bernadette Pelissier, Bingham Township; Renee Price, Hillsborough Township At 9 Large (Vice-Chair), Sandra Johnson Quinn, Eno Township; Judith Wegner, Bingham Township At-Large 10 11 MEMBERS ABSENT: Joel Knight, Little River Representative; Jeffrey Schmitt, Cedar Grove Township at Large 12 13 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Gene Bell, Planning Systems Coordinator, Planner III; Tom 14 Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Michael Harvey, Planner II; Perdita Holtz, Planner II; Karen Markovics, 15 Planner II; Donna Davenport, Administrative Assistant II 16 17 Agenda Item 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 1g----------------------------------------------------------- 19 20 Agenda Item 9: EFLAND-CHEEKS HIGHWAY 70 CORRIDOR OVERLAY. DISTRICT 21 Presenter: Perdita Holtz 22 23 Perdita Holtz: Reviewed portions of abstract. (Abstract follows) 24 Purpose: To consider making text and map amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Atlas regarding a 25 proposed new zoning overlay district -Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD) and to consider 26 amending impervious surface limits prescribed in Section 6.23.3 of the Zoning Ordinance in regards to the Upper Eno 27 and Back Creek Protected Watersheds. 28 Background: One of the recommendations of the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan (EMSAP) is to allow 29 commercial development in certain areas along the Highway 70 corridor and to allow for conversion of some 30 residential structures to office type uses. A Land Use Element text amendment regarding 10-Year Transition areas 31 was heard at the May 21, 2007 Quarterly Public Hearing and was adopted by the BOCC at the August 21, 2007 32 BOCC meeting. This Zoning text and map amendment is the next step towards allowing non-residential uses in 33 specific areas along the Highway 70 condor. This is a smaller scale economic development opportunity that is being 34 expanded inappropriate areas. 35 36 The typical steps in planning changes are: 37 ~ 1. Small Area Plan Adoption (June 2006) with Recommendations 38 2. Land Use Element Text Amendments (adopted August 21, 2007) 39 3. Land Use Element Map Amendments (n/a in this case) 40 4. Zoning Text Amendments (this proposal) 41 5. Zoning Atlas/Map Amendments (this proposal) 42 6. Petitioner Application (processed after Implementing Regulations are adopted) 43 44 The proposed text amendment would add a new Zoning Overlay District to the Zoning Ordinance. The name of the 45 proposed new Zoning Overlay District is the Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD). The 46 following Sections would be added to the Zoning Ordinance: Section 4.2.33 and Section 6.25 with appropriate sub- 47 sections. Additionally, the Zoning Atlas would be amended to delineate the extent of the ECOD on the County's 48 official zoning maps. There are two (2) specific designations within the proposed ECOD -the general ECOD area 49 and the pre-designated commercial area. A total of 607 acres of land are contained within the ECOD boundaries 50 with 148 acres of the total acreage in the pre-designated commercial area. 51