Agenda - 06-07-2016 - 5-g - Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline and Schedule – Modification of the Existing Zoning Boundaries for Non-Residentially Zoned Parcels

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 7, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. 5-g SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline and Schedule — Modification of the Existing Zoning Boundaries for Non-Residentially Zoned Parcels DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Amendment Outline for Modifications to Michael Harvey, Planner III, (919) 245- the Orange County Zoning Atlas 2597 (UDO/Zoning 2016-11) Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245-2585 2. Maps of Parcels within Bingham, Cheeks, and Cedar Grove Townships PURPOSE: To consider and approve process components and schedules for Zoning Atlas Amendments within the Bingham, Cheeks, and Cedar Grove Townships. BACKGROUND: In concert with requests by Commissioners Earl McKee and Bernadette Pelissier, staff has been reviewing the zoning of several non-residentially zoned properties and discovered existing designations do not encompass all required land area necessary to allow for the use of property. In many instances zoning district boundaries were drawn by previous staff in a manner that only encompassed the actual land use (i.e. building and parking area) while excluding other required areas, most notably septic fields and required land use buffers. Many of these boundaries were designated when zoning was originally enacted over 20 years ago. Staff has been working with several property owners impacted by this situation to address the problem. This proposal seeks to modify zoning district boundary lines to ensure all elements of the non-residential land use are located within the appropriate general use zoning designation. For more information please refer to Attachment 1. The majority of the proposed modifications involve Existing Commercial (EC-5) zoned properties within the rural areas of the County as designated on the Growth Management Systems Map. Please note the majority of the modifications will involve existing split zoned parcels under one to two acres in area and the extension of the non-residential zoning designation over the entire parcel. Large split zoned parcels will only involve extension of a non-residential zoning boundary to that area necessary to support current operations (i.e. active and repair septic areas, parking, required land use buffers, etc.). As detailed within Attachment 1, this process, and the revision of existing zoning boundaries, will be voluntary and with the informed consent of the property owner.