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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> L , 09 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 24, 1986 <br /> Item# <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> (ARTICLE 4.2.1 - RURAL BUFFER) <br /> *************************************************************************** <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING: _X_Yes No <br /> *************************************************************************** <br /> ATTACHMENTS: Proposed Text CONTACT: Marvin Collins <br /> Amendment <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> *************************************************************************** <br /> PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed Zoning <br /> Ordinance text amendment which would establish a <br /> new zoning district classification. Rural <br /> Buffer (RB) , as Article 4.2.1. <br /> NEED: On October 13, 1986, the Joint Planning Area Land <br /> Use Plan was adopted. As part of the Plan, a <br /> Rural Buffer land use designation was approved <br /> with a minimum lot size requirement of two (2) <br /> acres per dwelling unit. <br /> Specific provisions do not exist in the Zoning <br /> ordinance which define the Rural Buffer district, <br /> provide criteria for district application and <br /> identify permitted uses. <br /> IMPACT: Approval of the proposed amendment would conform <br /> the Orange County Zoning Ordinance with the Rural <br /> Buffer designation adopted October 13, 1986 as <br /> part of the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Department recommends approval <br /> of the proposed amendment to the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br />