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ORANGE C O U N T Y <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 048 <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: Avril 4, 1988 <br /> Action g nda <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> (ARTICLES 2 .2 . 12-2 .2 . 14 - COMPREHENSIVE PLAN) <br /> (ARTICLE 22 - DEFINITIONS) <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING Yes x No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Marvin Collins <br /> Proposed Ordinance Amendments <br /> Land Use Plan Amendment Procedures <br /> Article 20 (Amendments) - Zoning Ordinance <br /> Draft 2-22-88 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> Draft 3-21-88 Planning Board Minutes <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 968-4501 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider proposed amendments to Articles 2 .2. 12 - <br /> 2 .2 . 14 and Article 22 of the Zoning Ordinance to <br /> change the definition of the Comprehensive Plan and <br /> incorporate procedures for its amendment. <br /> This item was presented at public hearing on February <br /> 22, 1988. <br /> BACKGROUND: Existing references in the Zoning Ordinance refer to <br /> the Comprehensive Plan for the County as the Land Use <br /> Plan. While the Land Use Plan has served well as the <br /> County's Comprehensive Plan, new issues are emerging <br /> which warrant special recognition and study. Among <br /> the subjects which have received or are contemplated <br /> for such treatment are recreation and parks, open <br /> space, housing, utility services, and transportation. <br /> To recognize the special nature of such issues yet <br /> incorporate them as part of the Comprehensive Plan, a <br /> re-definition of the Plan is proposed. The <br /> Comprehensive Plan would consist of several documents <br /> or plans, each dealing with a specific element of <br />