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C33 <br />O R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 29 1990 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # r=_4" 3 <br />SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING __X _Yes No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Summary of Ordinance (EIO) <br />Draft Environmental Impact Ord. <br />Related amendments to Subdivision <br />and Zoning Regulations <br />Proposea Assessment Form <br />0 <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Mary Scearbo extension 2583 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -925.1 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed Environmental Impact <br />Ordinance (EIO) and related amendments to the Subdivision <br />Regulations and Zoning Ordinance. <br />BACKGROUND: Enabling Legislation <br />The North Carolina General Statutes give local <br />governments authority to require the preparation of <br />documents disclosing the environmental impact of a major <br />development project. An Environmental Impact Ordinance <br />has been developed to implement these provisions, <br />allowing Orange County to require preparation of an <br />Environmental Assessment (EA) or Environmental Impact <br />Statement (EIS) for certain projects. <br />Previous Public Hearings <br />Early drafts of the Ordinance were presented for public <br />hearing on October 10, 1988 and January 23, 1989. Issues <br />focused primarily on the applicability of the Ordinance, <br />and what types of projects could be subject to the <br />requirement to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement. <br />