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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 27, 2007 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. CA <br />SUBJECT: Zoning Ordinance Text and Map Amendments — Proposed Efland-Cheeks <br />Highway 70 Corridor Zoning Overlay District and Amendment to Section 6.23.3 of the <br />Zoning Ordinance pertaining to Impervious Surface Ratio regulations <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Proposed Zoning Ordinance text <br />amendments <br />2. Map depicting proposed boundaries of <br />ECOD <br />3. Notification letter, Q&A document that <br />was included with notification letter, <br />and Certificate of Mailing <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 <br />Michael Harvey, 245-2607 <br />PURPOSE: To consider making text and map amendments to the Zoning Ordinance and <br />Zoning Atlas regarding a proposed new zoning overlay district — Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 <br />Corridor Overlay District (ECOD) and to consider amending impervious surface limits prescribed <br />in Section 6.23.3 of the Zoning Ordinance in regards to the Upper Eno and Back Creek <br />Protected Watersheds. <br />BACKGROUND: One of the recommendations ofthe adopted Efland-.Mebane Small Area <br />Plan (EMSAP) is to allow commercial development in certain areas along the Highway 70 <br />corridor and to allow for conversion of some residential structures to office type uses. A Land <br />Use Element text amendment regarding 10 -Year Transition areas was heard at the May 21, <br />2007 Quarterly Public Hearing and is on the August 21, 2007 BOCC meeting agenda for <br />adoption consideration. This Zoning text and map amendment is the next step towards allowing <br />non-residential uses in specific areas along the Highway 70 corridor. This is a smaller scale <br />economic development opportunity that is being expanded in appropriate areas. <br />The typical steps in planning changes are: <br />1. Small Area Plan Adoption (June 2006) with Recommendations <br />2. Land Use Element Text Amendments (QPH May 2007) <br />.3. Land Use Element Map Amendments (n/a in this case) <br />4. Zoning Text Amendments <br />5. Zoning Atlas/Map Amendments <br />6. Petitioner Application <br />'I 2f I 'uh I t" 00 1:':E A i iL :au! I I'm <br />