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1 <br /> APPROVED 1/24/2017 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> November 21, 2016 <br /> 7:00 P.M. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met with the Orange County Planning Board for a <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing on Monday, November 21, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in <br /> Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Earl McKee and Commissioners Barry Jacobs, <br /> Mark Dorosin, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Commissioner Burroughs <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: James Bryan (Staff Attorney) <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Bonnie Hammersley, Deputy County Manager <br /> Travis Myren and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker (All other staff members will be identified <br /> appropriately below) <br /> Chair McKee called the meeting to order at 7:05 p.m. <br /> A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> Chair McKee dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING — QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS <br /> NONE <br /> D. PUBLIC HEARING — LEGISLATIVE ITEMS <br /> 1. Zoning Atlas Amendments -To review government-initiated amendments to the zoning <br /> atlas that would modify the existing zoning boundaries of 16 parcels in the Bingham, <br /> Cheeks, and Cedar Grove Townships to address nonconforming issues <br /> BACKGROUND: After a petition from BOCC members, staff began reviewing the zoning of <br /> several non-residentially zoned properties within the aforementioned townships and discovered <br /> existing designations do not fully encompass all required land area necessary to allow for the <br /> non-residential use of property. In many instances zoning district boundaries were drawn by <br /> former staff in a manner that encompassed only the building and parking area while excluding <br /> other required areas, most notably septic fields and required land use buffers. <br /> Many of these boundaries were designated when zoning was originally put into effect over 30 <br /> years ago. <br /> Staff has been working with several property owners impacted by this situation to address the <br /> problem. This proposal seeks to modify existing zoning district boundary lines to ensure all <br /> elements of the non-residential land use are located within the appropriate general use zoning <br /> designation as should have been done when affected properties were originally zoned. Staff <br />