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JOINT QUARTERLY MEETIRG <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF CO WSSIONERS 38 <br /> AND <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLJTNING BOARD <br /> MINUTES <br /> NOVEMBER 24, 1986 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County <br /> Planning Board met for the purpose of holding_a joint quarterly public <br /> hearing on November 24, 1986, 7:30 p.m. in Superior Courtroom, Orange <br /> County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br /> BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT:_ Chair Don Willhoit and Commissioners Shirley <br /> Marshall, Moses Carey, Jr. , and Ben Lloyd. <br /> BOARD' MEMBERS ABSENT: Commissioner Norman Walker. <br /> PLANK 4_r,TC BOARD MEM rRS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and members <br /> Sharlene Pilkey, Betty Margison, Mike Lewis, Chris Best, Steve Yuhasz, <br /> Carl Walters, Prince Taylor, and David Shanklin. - <br /> ATTORNEY PRESE T:: Geoffrey Gledhill. <br /> STS Fr PRESENT: County Manager Kenneth R. Thompson, Clerk to the <br /> Board Beverly A. Blythe, Planning Director Marvin Collins, Planners Gene <br /> Bt-:!.l, Greg Szyn:ik and Brad Torgan. <br /> A. BIRD COMMENTS - <br /> Commissioner Lloyd announced that Commissioner Walker would not be in <br /> attendance because of family illness. <br /> Chair Willhoit called the meeting to order and introduced the <br /> Planning Board Chair Barry Jacobs who conducted the meeting. <br /> Jacobs announced that item 2d Article 12 Landscaping and Screening <br /> and item 3b which perta?fi:; to Section IV--B--8 of the Subdivision Ordinance <br /> for Landscaping and Buffer Requirement-. would not be heard tonight. <br /> C. -PUBLIC HEARINGS <br /> 1, . ZONING AT!1AS AMENDMENTS <br /> A. Z-9--86 Orange County (Designation of Rural Buffer Area) <br /> Director of Planning Marvin Collins made the presentation. He <br /> explained that this amendment is to the Zoning Atlas which is a map <br /> showing the various zoning districts in the County. The change deals <br /> with the Rural Buffer which surrounds the Towns of Chapel 'Hill and <br /> Carrboro. He reiterated the events leading to this point in time. On <br /> October. 13, 1986, the Orange County Board of Commissioners adopted a <br /> Joint Planning Area Plan with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. He <br /> pointed to the map and noted all the designations that were adopted, <br /> including the areas that were designated most suitable for agricultu?-al <br /> use, rural residential for very low, density, urban- development or higher <br /> ,nsities, co. aercial-office development and also the resource protection <br /> eas. As a part of that plan adoption, a minimum lot size standard was <br /> d=:s :.naffed for the Rural Buffer section surrounding Chapel Hill and <br /> C :r;-;..ors,. He pointed out these areas on the map noting the minimum lot <br /> size of two (2) acres. <br /> He stated that because of the standards contained in the Subdivision <br /> regulations, the minimum lot size of two acres could be enforced as of <br /> the date of the adoption of the Land Use Plan for the Joint Planning <br /> Area. Any new subdivisions which have been received by the Planning <br />