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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> AND <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : December 12 , 2000 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No . C , 1 . <br /> SUBJECT : Amendments to the Orange County Economic Development District ( EDD ) <br /> Design Manual <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING : ( YIN ) YES <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT . <br /> EDD Design Outline Craig Benedict , Planning Director , ext 2592 <br /> EDD Design Checklist Robert P . Davis , Planner III , ext 2580 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS . <br /> Hillsborough 732 = 8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 968 =4501 <br /> Durham 688 -7331 <br /> Mebane 336 = 227 =2031 <br /> PURPOSE : To amend the Orange County Economic Development District ( EDD ) Design <br /> Manual related to the 1 -40/Old NC86 and 1 - 85 / NC86 economic development district <br /> BACKGROUND : The Orange County/ Hillsborough Economic Development Districts Task Force <br /> has been working since February of this year on zoning districts that would permit certain uses <br /> by right and some uses through a special use rezoning and special use permit process . <br /> The manual is proposed to be amended by deleting mathematical intensity ratios and replacing <br /> them with objective checklist standards with subjective and supportive guidelines . These <br /> amendments include abridging and revising the manual to cite more objective standards of <br /> review in the areas of performance standard , landscaping , buffers , parking , lighting , setbacks <br /> and architecture . These standards would be used in site plan review of EDD / Limited Office <br /> Districts as well as future EDD special use zoning districts . The EDD Design Manual will still be <br /> in effect for the two other county EDD districts in the 1 - 85 / Buckhorn area and 1 - 85 / US70 Eastern <br /> Orange area . <br /> In these latter two areas , the existing code permits economic development projects to be <br /> submitted , reviewed and approved by staff in accordance with the manual . These areas are <br /> under separate review . <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT . None at this time . <br /> g :\craig\abstracts\amendments\ 12-4-00\dg <br />