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14`1 ORANGE COUNTY Kai=MI PUBLIC HEARING 0 Pursuant to the requirements of the General Statutes of North Carolina.Chapter 153A,Section 323 and 343,notice is hereby given that a public hearing will be held in the Cultural Arts Auditorium of Chapel Hid High School, Homestead Road,Chapel Hill,North Carolina,on Tuesday.March 10,1987,at 7:30 p.m.for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the adoption of proposed amendments to the Land Use Plan and com- ment on findings and recommendations of the Rural Buffer Study. ORANGE COUNTY LAND USE PLAN Amend JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN text to change from two(2) acres to 40,000 square feet(0.92 acre),the required minimum residential lot size in the Rural Buffer.The Board of County Commissioners adopted the two(2) acre lot size designation on August 19,198&The proposed amendment is based on a petition received from property owners In the Rural Butler. The Rural Buffer is located adjacent to the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro and is bounded generally by Interstate 40,Clyde Road.Eubanks Road, Rogers Road, and Homestead Road to the south: Cornwallis Road, Murphey School Road, Brockweil Road,the University,Railroad,N.C.86. Davis Road,and Tree Farm Road to the north; the Durham County line to the east and Dodsons Crossroads, Can Durham Road, and Ferguson Road to the west_ It contains aproximately 38,000 acres and also includes the area known as the"Southern Triangle"bounded by the Durham and Chatham County lines,and the Town of Chapel Hill extraterritorial jurisdiction line. RURAL BUFFER STUDY On August 19, 1986, the Board of County Commissioners adopted the JOINT PLANNING AREA LAND USE PLAN,including a minimum required lot area per dwelling of two (2) acres. To conform the Zoning Ordinance/Alfas with the adopted Land Use Plan,a public hearing was held on November 24,1986.Revi- sions were proposed to establish a new zoning district classification, Rural Buffer(RB).and rezone approximately 38,000 acres from a minimum residential lot size of 40,000 square feet(0.92 acre)to two(2)acres.At the hearing,a num- ber of concerns were identified regarding the proposals and their application. On January 5,1987,the Board of County Commissioners approved the proposed Zoning Ordinance/Atlas amendments as an interim action to be followed by additional investigation and refinement of the adopted standards.In recognition of citizen concerns,the Board instructed the Planning Staff to prepare a RURAL BUFFER STUDY which would recommend design standards for the Rural Buffer district.The results of the study will be presented at the hearing. All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment must be received during the public hearing.Those wishing to oppose the proposals must provide competent material and substantial evidence as to the specific manner in which they are opposed to the amendments. Following the dose of the public hearing.only evidence presented at public hearing wit Ibe examined by the Planning Board and Board of County Commissioners for deci- sion. - Changes may be made In the advertised proposal which reflect debate,objec- tions and discussion at the hearing. Questions regarding the proposal should be directed to the Orange County Plan- ning Department. The Planning Department is located in the New Courthouse, 108 East Margaret Lane, Hillsborough.NC. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.to 5:00 p.m..Monday through Friday._ - Marvin Collins,Planning Director