Agenda - 09-12-2016 - D.2 - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments – Hillsborough Economic Development District

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307 111 112 Perdita Holtz:We are sending out notices next Monday and there's going to be a public information meeting on the 113 26th of this month. 114 115 Craig Benedict:Also,we've been in contact with the 166-acre parcel, the present zoning on that now is being 116 marketed so they're familiar with our process to change the zoning.These zoning amendments would facilitate a 117 better development program. 118 119 Perdita Holtz: So the next steps I just mentioned we're planning on holding the public information meeting on July 120 26th 6:00-7:30 in this room.That meeting will cover the three related topics,which are the joint land use plan 121 amendments that Tom's going to talk about; these text amendments; and the re-zoning that I've just showed you, I 122 think there's six parcels total.We are doing mailed notices. It's going to be a combined notice,for both the public 123 information meeting and the August Planning Board meeting to the affected parcels and the property within 1,000 124 feet of those parcels that are proposed for re-zoning and we're also going to be posting signs in the affected area. 125 126 Maxecine Mitchell:That's good because I just met someone up near the Tanger Mall because they thought they were 127 on the other side of 40/85 and they didn't attend the information meeting and now their property is commercial but 128 they don't have water and sewer over there and they didn't understand all that, so please make sure the people 129 understand that they might want to come and find out what's going on. 130 131 Perdita Holtz: I mentioned that these 3 topics are scheduled for the Planning Board meeting next month on August 132 3rd for recommendation and the quarterly public hearing is scheduled for September 12th. 133 134 Tony Blake:Two more questions. I'm reading on the DOT site that they're planning on widening 1-40 from the hill on 135 up; are you aware of that and will they need more land? 136 137 Perdita Holtz: I believe they already have right of way for everything. 138 139 Tony Blake: Is Hillsborough planning to annex this area? 140 141 Perdita Holtz: Not anytime soon because it would have to be a voluntary annexation, the property owner would have 142 to apply for annexation. 143 144 Tony Blake:Also one more question; I've noticed that Alamance County, Mebane have created a free trade zone, or 145 a foreign trade zone or something like that. Is there a provision in this to do that sort of trade zone if a foreign 146 company wanted to locate here? 147 148 Craig Benedict:We have no special provisions within our zoning code for that.That is not a zoning issue;that is a 149 policy and tax issue... For example, if a developer came in and wanted to do an industrial park then that would be 150 part of a tax incentive program. 151 152 Kim Piracci:When you were talking about the 20,000 square foot thing and you were going to get rid of that and it 153 was difficult, is that going away? Is it being moved to 40,000? 154 155 Perdita Holtz:Well, the way zoning works is that you have legislative decisions where you have by-right things and 156 then you have quasi-judicial decisions. SUPs are quasi-judicial decisions and you haven't experienced one yet but 157 you will next month.They are fairly complicated and there are a lot of limitations on who can say what and when and 158 things like this.And there are lawyers on all sides.We are suggesting doing away with the SUP requirement for any 159 type of developments on two acre or larger lots. It would still be subject to all of the other criteria that are in the UDO, 160 which is fairly extensive. 161 162 Tony Blake: But only in these zones, right? 163 164 Perdita Holtz: Right. 165