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1.D 1 I-85/US 70 EDD near Durham, these categories are not readily available because there is no 2 underlying land use plan that could be directed towards such zoning districts. 3 4 The second part that is being changed is the Economic Development District Design 5 Manual. The standards have now been abridged to the point where these standards can be used as 6 a site design manual. In Section 3 the I~0/Old NC 86 area has been renamed to the Hillsborough 7 Area. The most important part of what is occurring in area "A" from a zoning text standpoint is the 8 process requirements. In the present process, if someone brings in an application for 300 acres of 9 development in that area, it will go through a review process, and within two or three weeks, it could to be approved. The new proposal would create a new process where there is more input from the 11 Planning Board, Board of County Commissioners, and citizens. The goal is to take all of the 12 properties within areas A, 1, 2, 3a, 3b, and 3c down to a limited zoning district, which is suggested as 13 Economic Develop (ED) Limited Office (LO) District 1. If someone comes in with a very large project 14 (i.e., multi-family complex or 200,000 square foot shopping center), they must apply for a rezoning. 15 The developer also must request a Special Use Class A application. 16 17 18 3. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS AMENDMENTS 19 2.o a. Area 1 21 b. Area 2 22 c. Area A (NW, NE, SECONDED BY and Part of SW Quadrant) 23 d. Area A (Remaining SW Quadrant) 24 e. Area 3c 2S Craig Benedict said that this proposal would rezone all of the areas to Economic 26 Development Limited Office 1. All of the areas would be given an office emphasis. In most cases, 27 areas A, 1, and 2 are relatively undeveloped. In areas where there are no uses or any structures, this 28 rezoning does not create any problems. In areas where there are houses or structures, it would be 29 taking residential property and rezoning to a higher use zoning area. If someone wants to stay in a 30 residential house that is rezoned, they may stay there the rest of their life. The house or structure 31 would have to be 75% destroyed before it would revert to the new zoning district. Other non- 32 residential nonconforming uses would have to be 60% destroyed before it would revert to the new 33 zoning district. He made reference to Chandler Concrete and said that if they wanted to expand, they 34 would have to expand their Special Use Permit and that would be unlikely since it would be a 35 nonconforming business. If there were a use that is no longer operating far 90 days; then the use 36 would have to conform to the zoning district. The rezoning that is being suggested .is not a new 37 concept around the United States. It is putting growth in an area that is appropriate and may take the 38 pressure off of growth occurring in the rural area where there is no provision of water and sewer. 39 Notices outlining these changes have been sent out to the neighbors in the areas listed above. 40 41 uestions from the Oran a Coun Commissioners or from members of the Plannin Board 42 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the nonconforming use and asked if he 43 could build an addition onto his house if it were a nonconforming use. Craig Benedict said that they 44 would look at the intensity changes caused by the addition and probably determine that the intensity 45 would not change. There is some flexibility with the nonconforming uses. 46 Commissioner Jacobs recognized Commissioner Lloyd and Commissioner Sheridan 47 from the Town of Hillsborough. He made reference to the proposed courtesy review with the Town of 48 Hillsborough and noted that this process would need to be included in the County's code. Craig 49 Benedict said that any jurisdiction could very easily be plugged in for a courtesy review. 50 51 Citizen Comments