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12E <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 2, 1985 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item #=ri <br /> SUBJECT: SPECIAL PUBLIC HEARING — JANUARY 6, 1986 <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: Ye X No <br /> ATTACHMENTS: CONTACT: Marvin Collins <br /> County Attorn y's letter <br /> of October 18, 1985; existing TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> 1 <br /> ordinance proivsions; rezoning Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> petition Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> Durham 888-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> • <br /> • <br /> PURPOSE: To consider calling a spacial public hearing on <br /> January 6, 1986 to consider a rezoning request to <br /> correct an error in the Zoning Atlas and an <br /> amendment to the Zoning Ordinance which would <br /> allow Planning Staff to proceed with an <br /> enforcement action . <br /> NEED: On October 1 , 1984, zoning became effective in <br /> Cheeks Township . At that time, the property . of. <br /> Donnie H . Chapman was placed in an EC-5 Existing <br /> Commercial zoning category. The Land placed in <br /> that designationation was thought to include <br /> those buildings associated with Mr. Chapman 's <br /> automotive service . Recently, the Planning Staff <br /> Learned that the buildings are Located on an <br /> adjacent tract [in the same ownership) zoned AR — <br /> Agricultural Residential. The intent of the <br /> rezoning is to match the building Locations with <br /> the appropriate zoning classification EEC-5) . <br /> The second matter involves an enforcement action <br /> dealing with the removal of junked and/or <br /> abandoned vehicles from a parcel. in Chapel HILL <br /> Township near Calvander. Staff initiated legal <br /> proceedings and was prepared to go to court when <br /> the defendant 's attorney requested a hearing <br /> before the judge to determine the County 's right <br /> to enforce such provisions . The contention of <br /> the defendant 's attorney was that State <br /> regulations pre—empted the County 's authority. <br /> The judge ruled that the County could regulate <br /> junked and/or abandoned vehicles but indicated <br /> • <br />