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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 2, 2014 Action Agenda Item No. 12 SUBJECT: Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement Amendments – Agricultural Support Enterprises Within the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: Pages of Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement Proposed for Amendment Perdita Holtz, Planner III, (919) 245-2578 Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245-2592 PURPOSE: To receive an update and briefing from staff on proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement to allow appropriate Agricultural Support Enterprises within the Rural Buffer land use classification. This item is scheduled for the March 27, 2014 Joint Planning Public Hearing and it is expected to be on the May Planning Board agenda for a recommendation. Staff thought it would be helpful to provide a briefing at the April Planning Board meeting to familiarize Planning Board members with the proposed amendment. BACKGROUND: In the mid-1980s Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro adopted a Joint Planning Land Use Plan and accompanying Agreement that provided land use planning for the area of the county commonly referred to as the Rural Buffer. Other geographic areas, such as Transition Areas, are also covered in the plan. The full plan and agreement is available at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/Documents.asp. On March 27, 2014 a Joint Planning Area Public Hearing will be held to review proposed modifications to the Land Use Plan and Agreement in order to allow appropriate agricultural support enterprise uses in the Rural Buffer land use classification. Agenda materials for the public hearing can be viewed at: http://orangecountync.gov/occlerks/140327JPH.pdf. The Planning Board is familiar with the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) amendments regarding Agricultural Support Enterprises (which were part of the February 24, 2014 quarterly public hearing agenda: http://orangecountync.gov/occlerks/140224.pdf). The amendments to the joint planning area documents are necessary before the UDO amendments pertaining to the Rural Buffer can be adopted. At the April 2, 2014 Planning Board meeting staff will review the proposed amendments to the joint planning documents. The Board will not be asked to take any action on the proposed amendments at this meeting but it is expected that the May Planning Board agenda will include an item requesting that the Planning Board make a recommendation on the amendments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact in receiving a presentation. RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends the Board receive staff’s presentation. 211