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6 <br /> 1 <br /> 2 Chair McKee noted that Commissioner Price was unable to attend the meeting this <br /> 3 evening. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment -To review government- <br /> 6 initiated amendments to the text of the UDO regarding car sales and rental operations. <br /> 7 Michael Harvey reminded the Board that this is the last item that will be heard under the <br /> 8 joint public hearing process. He said the UDO was amended, beginning January 1, 2016, and <br /> 9 items will begin in Planning Board Meeting. He said this is the last meeting where an item will <br /> 10 be referred to the Planning Board. <br /> 11 Michael Harvey noted that page 27 of the abstract provides a background; pages 32 <br /> 12 through the 37 show some examples of existing automotive businesses; and page 38 shows the <br /> 13 proposed text amendment. <br /> 14 <br /> 15 BACKGROUND: <br /> 16 Staff has seen an increase in the number of automotive sale/rental business operating <br /> 17 within the County and has begun receiving complaints related to the storage and display of <br /> 18 vehicles (i.e. too many cars being displayed, parking over septic fields, parking in required <br /> 19 buffer areas, parking in public road rights-of-way, etc.). Currently, the County limits only the total <br /> 20 number of cars that can be parked and/or displayed for an automotive sales business located <br /> 21 within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) general use zoning district. <br /> 22 Staff is proposing to develop comprehensive regulations designed to limit the <br /> 23 overcrowding of automotive sales operations within all general use zoning districts where such <br /> 24 land uses are permitted. Staff has also provided pictures of existing motor vehicles sales/rental <br /> 25 businesses in Attachment 2 to assist in illustrating the concern(s). <br /> 26 <br /> 27 Michael Harvey made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> 28 <br /> 29 November 23, 2015 <br /> 30 Agenda Item: C-2 <br /> 31 Public Hearing-Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment <br /> 32 Display of Vehicles at Motor Vehicle Sales/rental Land Uses <br /> 33 Orange County Planning Department <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Background <br /> 36 • 2012 text amendment petition by local property owner limited display of cars to 12 within <br /> 37 Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) district, <br /> 38 • Staff has seen an increase in number of vehicles stored on sites throughout County, <br /> 39 • Believe there is room to increase number of allowable cars and require property <br /> 40 owner/applicant to definitively delineate car display areas on a site plan to avoid <br /> 41 confusion. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 Proposal: <br /> 44 • Amend the UDO to base number of vehicles stored on property on acreage. <br /> 45 — Staff is recommending a limit of 25 cars per acre for property zoned Nc-2, EC-5, <br /> 46 E-I to address exiting issues. <br /> 47 — Staff is recommending a limit of 45 cars per acre for property in urbanizing areas. <br /> 48 • Require mandatory designation of vehicle display area, and <br /> 49 • Allow for incidental storage of additional vehicles so long as they are screened from <br /> 50 view. <br /> 51 <br />