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NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD A joint public hearing will be held in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Superior Courtroom of the New Orange County Courthouse, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, August 27, 2007, at 7:30 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: A. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS 1. Efland-Cheeks Overlay District : Text and map amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Atlas to add a new zoning overlay district entitled "Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District (ECOD)" and requirements for said district. Text Amendment to Section 6.23.3 (Stormwater Infiltration and Detention) to amend the Impervious Surface Limit for 10-Year Transition Areas in the Upper Eno Protected Watershed and Back Creek Protected Watershed. Zoning Atlas Amendment to delineate the geographic extent of the proposed Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Overlay District. Purpose: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to add a new zoning overlay district to the Zoning Ordinance, amend the Impervious Surface Limit in the 10-Year Transition Areas located in two (2) specific watersheds within the County, and delineate the geographic extent of the proposed new overlay zoning district on the Orange County Zoning Atlas. These proposed actions are measures to implement some of the recommendations contained within the adopted Efland-Mebane Small Area Plan (adopted June 27, 2006). 2. Comprehensive Plan Update Phase 1: The Comprehensive Plan is an official public document that includes analysis of existing and predicted conditions and provides guidance for future legal and policy decisions, as determined by Orange County. The updated Plan will serve to guide growth and development within the unincorporated areas of the County through the year 2030, by addressing a multitude of issues. The adopted Plan also serves as the statutory basis for many of Orange County's land use regulations as well as the application of zoning districts, as zoning must be in accordance with a comprehensive plan. On October 3, 2006, the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) approved a process for updating the County's Comprehensive Plan in two phases as follows: Phase I, to include the development of Comprehensive Plan goals and County Profile Element, the first of eight Elements to be completed as part of the Update; and Phase II, to include the remaining Elements that will comprise the updated Comprehensive Plan. The. Comprehensive Plan will include the following eight Elements: 1) County Profile; 2) Economic Development; 3) Housing; 4) Land Use; 5) Natural and Cultural Systems; 6) Recreation and Parks; 7) Services (Utilities) and Community Facilities; and 8) Transportation.