Agenda - 03-06-1985 - Laserfiche WebLink

Browse Search

IFF • • BEING INCORPORATED INTO THE JOINT, PLANNING AREA PLANNING EFFORTS. • , ANOTHER PLAN, THE `I-40/OLD. N.C. 86 AREA STUDY WAS SUBSTITUTED FOR THE I-40/NEW HOPE ROAD STUDY. TWO • • SEPARATE PUBLIC HEARINGS WERE HELD ON THE STUDY, BUT NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE COMMISSIONERS. PROJECTS BEGUN PRIOR TO THE 1984-85 YEAR, BUT WHICH WERE COMPLETED AND ACTION TAKEN INCLUDED THE ZONING OF CHEEKS TOWNSHIP, THE ADOPTION OF WATER QUALITY CRITICAL AREA STANDARDS AND THEIR APPLICATION TO UNIVERSITY LAKE, CANE CREEK AND THE UPPER ENO BASINS, THE ADOPTION OF A JOINT PLANNING AGREEMENT BETWEEN CHAPEL HILL AND ORANGE COUNTY, AND THE APPROVAL OF DRAFT AGRICULTURAL' PRESERVATION LEGISLATION AND ITS FORWARDING TO THE LEGISLATIVE DELEGATION FOR SUBMISSION. A MAJOR WORK ELEMENT FOR THE REMAINING PART OF THE • . • YEAR WILL BE THE PREPARATION OF A LAND USE PLAM, ZONING MAP, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS AND ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES FOR THE• JOINT PLANNING AREA. THIS WORK. IS SCHEDULED FOR COMPLETION AND PUBLIC HEARING BY JUNE, 1985. (D) SEVERAL ELEMENTS WERE PROPOSED FOR THE 1984-85 YEAR WHICH INCLUDED UPDATING THE SUBDIVISION • REGULATIONS AND THE PREPARATION OF UTILITY, STREET AND BUFFER STANDARDS FOR THE LAND USE CODE. RATHER THAN CREATE SEPARATE DOCUMENTS, WORK IS UNDERWAY ON THESE ELEMENTS TO INCORPORATE ALL AS PART OF THE LAND USE CODE. 'THIS WORK WILL BE CARRIED OUT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EFFORTS IN THE JOINT PLANNING AREA TO INSURE COMPATIBILITY OF REGULATIONS BETWEEN CHAPEL HILL AND THE .COUNTY. • • (E) ANOTHER SIGNIFICANT ELEMENT OF THE WORK PROGRAM COMPLETED WAS, THE COMPUTERIZED BUILDING PERMIT SYSTEM. WORK REMAINING TO BE COMPLETED INCLUDES • • DRAFTING OF A NEW FEE SCHEDULE TO ALLOW CALCULATION BY THE COMPUTER, PREPARATION OF A NEW BUILDING PERMIT PLACARD, PREPARATION OF A TRAINING MANUAL FOR STAFF,. ACQUISITION OF AN ADDITIONAL. PRINTER, AND NOTIFICATION OF CONTRACTORS OF THE "ONE STOP" PERMIT SYSTEM. THIS WORK WILL BE COMPLETED AND THE SYSTEM OPERATIONAL BEFORE THE END OF THE YEAR. E. 1985-86 OBJECTIVES . • THE 1985-86 YEAR APPEARS TO BE ONE OF "MAINTAINING CURRENT SERVICE LEVELS". MAJOR WORK OBJECTIVES WILL INCLUDE JOINT PLANNING EFFORTS WITH HILLSBOROUGH, DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPUTERIZED LAND USE INFORMATION SYSTEM, AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF AREA PLANS FOR THE 1-40/1-85 INTERCHANGE AND ACTIVITY NODES IN ENO TOWNSHIP. ATTENTION WILL ALSO BE FOCUSED ON THE ISSUE OF "PREZONING" AND HOW IT SHOULD BE APPLIED TO SPECIFIC AREAS OF THE COUNTY. IF ADDITIONAL STAFF IS NEEDED, ANOTHER PLANNER WILL BE NEEDED TO COORDINATE JOINT PLANNING •