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SEP-09-1994 09:43 FROM ORANGE CTY COMMISSIONERS TO PLANN(ING P.04/07 10 1 This item was presented by Eddie Kirk for the purpose of 2 receiving citizen comment an a proposed Zoning Atlas amendment in Hillsborough 3 Township requested by Major Business Forms, Inc. The property is located at the 4 northwest corner of Coleman Loop Road and NC 86 where Coleman hoop joins NC 86 at 5 its southwest intersection. Adjacent land uses include undeveloped agricultural 6 and residential land. There is one undeveloped 7 PD-II zone at the southwest corner of the intersection. A portion of the 21-acre 8 tract is zoned Light Industrial (L-1). The remaining property is zoned 9 Agricultural Residential (AR). The applicant proposes to rezone the mining 10 17.052 acres from AR to I.1. 11 12 QOFSrICNS AND/OR COMMITS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD 13 14 In response to a question, Mr. Kirk indicated that the southwest corner of 15 this property is zoned PVI1 and is not developed. The buffer requirement for I-1 16 is 100 feet. 17 18 Q[3ESTIONS AND/OR 0344ENTS FROM CITIZENS 19 20 None. 21 22 A motion was made by Cannissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Comnissioner Insko, 23 to refer this item to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to 24 the Board of Commissioners no sooner than October 5, 1994. 25 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 26 27 3. Other Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments 28 a. Public Bearing Notice Requirements 29 This item was presented by Mary Willis for the purpose of 30 receiving citizen comment on a proposed amendment to notification requirements for 31 amendments to the Zoning Atlas. Effective January 1, 1994, the North Carolina 32 General Statutes M.S. 153A-342) allow for certain rezoning actions to be 33 advertised through enhanced newspaper advertisement instead of notification by 34 mail to all affected property owners. The proposed amendment specifies situating 35 in which notification by mail of individual property owners is not required. 36 37 QUESTIONS AND/CR COMMENTS Pji(1( TEE BOARD CYO' OJMNISSIONERS AND PLANNING WAND 38 39 Commission Gordon commented that she was in opposition to this proposal. 40 She feels that citizens want to be communicated with personally not through the 41 newspapers. 42 43 Ms. Willis indicated that if this proposal was approved citizens outside the 44 newspaper circulation area would continue to be notified through the mails. 45 46 QOES'IQIS ]nD/cE COMMENTS Ham! CITIZENS 47 48 Joyce Stanford, and Orange County resident and landowners spoke in 49 opposition to this proposal. She requested that citizens continue to be notified 50 through the nails. 52 Carmissioner Insko commented that this is an example of how growth costs 53 money and the current property owners are asked to pay those costs for new 54 residents.