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25 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 23, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. C.2 <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment — Display of Vehicles at <br /> Motor Vehicle Sales/Rental Land Uses <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Michael Harvey Planner 111,(919) 245-2597 <br /> Development Ordinance Outline Form — Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245-2585 <br /> Display of Vehicles at Motor Vehicle <br /> Sales/Rental Land Uses (UDO/Zoning <br /> 2015-06) <br /> 2. Examples of Existing Motor Vehicle <br /> Sales/Rental Businesses <br /> 3. Proposed UDO Text Amendment(s) <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br /> Ordinance (UDO) text amendments proposing the adoption of regulations governing display of <br /> vehicles at motor vehicle sales/rental businesses. <br /> BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved the Amendment <br /> Outline Form (Attachment 1) for this item at its May 5, 2015 regular meeting. Agenda materials <br /> from this meeting can be viewed at- <br /> ht!p-://www.oranqecountvnc.qov/document center/ OCCAgenda inutes/150505.pdf. <br /> Staff has seen an increase in the number of automotive sale/rental business operating within <br /> the County and has begun receiving complaints related to the storage and display of vehicles <br /> (i.e. too many cars being displayed, parking over septic fields, parking in required buffer areas, <br /> parking in public road rights-of-way, etc.). Currently, the County limits only the total number of <br /> cars that can be parked and/or displayed for an automotive sales business located within the <br /> Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) general use zoning district. <br /> Staff is proposing to develop comprehensive regulations designed to limit the overcrowding of <br /> automotive sales operations within all general use zoning districts where such land uses are <br /> permitted. <br /> For more background information please refer to Section B.1 of Attachment 1. Staff has also <br /> provided pictures of existing motor vehicles sales/rental businesses in Attachment 2 to assist in <br /> illustrating the concern(s). <br />