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PROPOSED ORDINANCE AMENDMENT ORDINANCE: Subdivision Regulations REFERENCE: Section IV- B -7 -b -6 - Payments in Lieu of Dedication ORIGIN OF AMENDMENT: _X_ Staff Planning Board BOCC Public Other: Expected Public Hearing Date: August 26, 1991 Purpose of Amendment: To make the Subdivision Regulations consistent with the General Statutes regarding the use of funds received from payments made in lieu of recreation dedication. Impacts /Issues: The North Carolina General Statutes Chapter 153A- 331(a) describes the contents and requirements of a county's subdivision control ordinance. Effective June 10, 1991, this Section, as applicable to Orange County, was amended to allow the County to develop recreation areas using funds received from subdividers who make payments in lieu of dedicating land for recreation. Previously, the County could only acquire land with payment -in -lieu funds, but not develop it with money from the same source. The proposed amendment to Section IV- B -7 -b -6 will include development of recreation areas as a use for monies received from payments made in lieu of dedication. Existing and Proposed ordinance Provisions: IV- B- 7 -b--6 Pa ents in Lieu of Dedication Upon approval of the Board of Commissioners, payment in lieu of dedication shall be made at the time of final subdivision plan approval or within one (1) year of approval of the prelimi- nary subdivision plan, whichever occurs first. All monies received by Orange County pursuant to these requirements shall be used only for the acquisition and development of recreation, park and open space sites to serve the residents of the development and the residents of the immedi- ate neighborhood within which the development is located. The Board of Commissioners shall also have the authority to sell land dedicated pursuant to these provisions with the proceeds of any such sale used solely for the acquisition of 4- 15'7