Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
5 <br />Land Use Buffer: The development will require a 30 -foot Type B land use buffer along Jones Ferry <br />Road. <br />STAFF COMMENT — LAND USE BUFFER: Section 6.8.6 (D) of the LIDO requires that this <br />project maintain a thirty (30) foot land use buffer separating the project from adjacent <br />roadways. Staff has determined the proposed open space and land use buffers meet the <br />requirements of the UDO. This buffer will be shown on the final plat and inspected for <br />zoning compliance prior to recordation. <br />Staff Generated Correspondence: Attachment 3 contains the various comments for this project <br />as of the date of abstract preparation. <br />Joint Review: The property is not located within a defined Joint Planning Area (JPA). Staff has <br />however coordinated with Chatham County Planning regarding its review of the subdivision. <br />Chatham County Staff anticipates a determination by the Chatham County Board of <br />Commissioners in April of 2018. <br />Analysis: As required under Section 2.15.2 (E) of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: <br />`prepare and submit a recommendation' on the plan to the Planning Board for consideration. In <br />analyzing this request, the Planning Director offers the following: <br />1. The Preliminary Plat application has been deemed complete in accordance with the <br />requirements of Section 2.2 and 2.15.2 of the UDO. <br />2. Staff has determined that the property is of sufficient size to support the proposed road <br />extension. <br />3. The proposal appears consistent with the various goals outlined within the <br />Comprehensive Plan concerning development, including: <br />a. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and <br />designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities <br />sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy <br />consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. <br />b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on -site environmental <br />conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and <br />community character. <br />c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program <br />and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes <br />land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. <br />4. Staff has determined that the proposed subdivision is consistent with the provisions and <br />goals of the Comprehensive Plan. <br />PLANNING DIRECTOR'S RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Director recommends approval <br />of the project consistent with the imposition of the recommended Conditions of Approval as <br />outlined within Attachment 7. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Staff has determined the project would not require augmentation of <br />County budgetary outlays to support services and that anticipated revenues from property taxes <br />should supplement increases in cost. <br />