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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 2, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-c <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment — Display of Vehicles at <br /> Motor Vehicle Sales/Rental Land Uses - Closure of Public Hearing and Action <br /> (No Additional Comments Accepted) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Michael Harvey, Planning, (919) 245-2578 <br /> Ordinance Outline Form — Display of Vehicles Craig Benedict, Planning, (919) 245-2592 <br /> at Motor Vehicle Sales/Rental Land Uses <br /> (UDO/Zoning 2015-06) <br /> 2. Excerpt of DRAFT November 23, 2015 <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 3. Excerpt of Approved December 2, 2015 <br /> Planning Board Minutes <br /> 4. Planning Board Approved Statement of <br /> Consistency <br /> 5. Statement of Consistency <br /> 6. Proposed UDO Text Amendment(s) <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and make <br /> a decision on text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) initiated by the <br /> Planning Director to adopt regulations regarding the display of vehicles at motor vehicle <br /> sales/rental businesses. <br /> BACKGROUND: This item was presented at the November 23, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> (materials available at: http://www.orangecountync.gov/document center/BOCCAgendaMinutes/151123.pdf ). <br /> An excerpt of draft minutes from this meeting is contained in Attachment 2. <br /> As indicated during the hearing, there has been an increase in the number of automotive <br /> sale/rental business operating within the County and staff has begun receiving complaints related <br /> to the storage and display of vehicles (i.e. too many cars being displayed, parking over septic <br /> fields, parking in required buffer areas, parking in public road rights-of-way, etc.). <br /> Currently, the County limits only the total number of cars that can be parked and/or displayed for <br /> an automotive sales business located within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) general use <br /> zoning district. Staff is proposing to develop comprehensive regulations designed to limit the <br /> overcrowding of automotive sales operations within all general use zoning districts where such <br /> land uses are permitted. <br />