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O R A N G E C O II N T Y 41 <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 25, 1991 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # 3 b(1) <br />SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT <br />ARTICLE 6.16.12 TELEPHONE EXCHANGES (WITHOUT BUSINESS <br />OFFICES), SUBSCRIBER LOOP HUTS, PRESSURE REGULATOR <br />STATIONS, WATER AND SANITARY SEWER PUMPING STATIONS <br />IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING —X Yes No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Scearbo <br />Extension 2583 <br />Proposed Amendment <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough- 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill -967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on an amendment to <br />the Zoning Ordinance to modify development <br />standards for certain utility facilities. <br />BACKGROUND: Article 4.1 of the Zoning Ordinance lists ten <br />types of uses which are permitted by right in <br />all zoning districts. Several of these uses <br />are related to infrastructure facilities <br />which are essential to the distribution of <br />services. Because they are part of a larger <br />infrastructure network, there may be limited <br />choice for their location. <br />Specific standards are applied to some of <br />these facilities, including water and sewer <br />pumping station, electric substations, and <br />County greenbox sites. These standards <br />relate to design, screening, lot size, and <br />other provisions which assure compatibility <br />with surrounding residential areas. <br />The proposed amendment modifies development <br />standards which apply to water and sewer pump <br />stations, and telephone exchanges. <br />RECOMMENDATION: Article 20.5 of the Zoning Ordinance requires <br />that the Zoning Officer prepare a <br />recommendation for consideration by the Board <br />