Agenda - 12-13-2016 - 5-b - Zoning Atlas Amendment – Hillsborough Economic Development District

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1 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: December 13, 2016 Action Agenda Item No. 5-b SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment— Hillsborough Economic Development District DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline Form Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 2. Statement of Consistency 3. Proposed Ordinance, Including Maps 4. Uses in the EDH-4 and EDH-5 Zoning Districts PURPOSE: To conduct a continued public hearing and consider action on government-initiated amendments to the Zoning Atlas involving five parcels south of Interstate 40 in the vicinity of Old Highway 86 and adjacent interstate right-of-way. BACKGROUND: In order to better promote economic development opportunities in the Hillsborough EDD, the Planning Director has suggested amendments to the Zoning Atlas. This item was heard at the September 12, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing where it was continued to the November 1 BOCC meeting in order to incorporate revisions into a related UDO text amendment (separate item). At the November 1 BOCC meeting, the item was continued to the December 5 meeting to allow additional revisions to the related text amendment. At the December 5 meeting, the item was continued to the December 13 meeting. All or portions of 4 parcels, totaling 166.2 acres, located west of Old Highway 86 are proposed to be rezoned: • from EDH-3 (Economic Development Hillsborough Limited Office with Residential [current name]) • to EDH-5 (Economic Development Hillsborough Research and Manufacturing [proposed name]). • Additionally, 17.05 acres of interstate right-of-way is proposed to be rezoned from and to the same districts. One 34.58 acre parcel located east of Old Highway 86 is proposed to be rezoned: • from EDH-2 (Economic Development Hillsborough Limited Office) • to EDH-4 (Economic Development Hillsborough Office / Retail [proposed name]). • Additionally, 8.92 acres of interstate right-of-way is proposed to be rezoned from and to the same districts. The list of uses that are currently allowed in the EDH-4 and EDH-5 zoning districts and one use (multi-family residential) that is proposed to be added to the EDH-4 district is included in Attachment 4.