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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 21, 2007 Action Agenda Item No. C.3 SUBJECT: Land Use Element Text Amendment— 10-Year Transition Areas DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Proposed Land Use Element text Craig Benedict, 245-2592 amendments Perdita Holtz, 245-2611 2. Map depicting 10 -Year Transition areas in the County PURPOSE: To consider making text amendments to the Land Use Element regarding 10 -Year Transition areas. BACKGROUND: The existing Land Use Element definition for 10-Year Transition areas does not allow for non-residential uses in the transition areas (see attached map for location of the 10 -Year Transition areas within Orange County). One of the recommendations of the Efland- Mebane Small Area Plan (EMSAP) is to allow commercial development in certain areas along the Highway 70 corridor and to allow for conversion of some residential structures to office type uses. These types of uses are not permitted under the existing land use definition. The proposed text amendment would amend the definition of the "10 -Year Transition" category in Section 3.3 to potentially allow non-residential uses in designated 10 -Year Transition areas in accordance with adopted small area plans and/or zoning overlay districts. (See attachment for the existing and proposed definitions). Additionally, the Land Use Element's "Zoning District Matrix" in Section 4.0 would be amended to designate appropriate zoning districts for the 10- Year Transition areas. The proposed amendments are consistent with the e recommendations contained in the adopted EMSAP. The 10 -Year Transition areas in the vicinity of Hillsborough would also be affected by the amended definition. However, the definition requires that non-residential uses would be permitted only in accordance with adopted small areas plans and/or zoning overlay districts. Therefore, until such time that these actions are completed for a 1 0-Year Transition area, applications for non-residential uses would not be consistent with the definition.