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4 <br />1 <br />O RANGE C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 16,1990 <br />Agenda Abstract <br />Item # <br />SUBJECT: REPORT - SENATE BILL 766 <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes—X No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Senate Bill 766 Planning Director X2592 <br />PHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Mebane 227 -2031 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Chapel Hill 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To receive a report on Senate Bill 766 and its <br />implications. <br />BACKGROUND: Senate Bill 766 was enacted in the last session of <br />the N.C. General Assembly and becomes effective <br />October 1, 1991. Under the provisions of the bill, <br />amendments or other changes in local zoning <br />regulations are not applicable where: <br />1. Building permits have been issued prior to <br />enactment of the zoning regulations, and the <br />permits remain valid; or <br />2. A vested right has been established and remains <br />valid. <br />"Vested right" is defined as the right to <br />undertake and complete a development and use of <br />property, and is conferred on a landowner after <br />notice, public hearing, and approval of one of <br />the following: <br />1. Site specific development Dl an - A plan which <br />describes with reasonable certainty the type <br />and intensity of use for a specific parcel or <br />parcels of property. Examples include a planned <br />unit development plan, a subdivision plat, a <br />preliminary or general development plan, a <br />conditional or special use permit, a <br />conditional or special use district zoning <br />plan, or other land use approval designation. <br />