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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONER ' S <br /> AND <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date : December 12 , 2000 <br /> ( Continued from November 27 , 2000 Public Hearing ) Action Agenda <br /> Item No . <br /> SUBJECT : Non - Residential Approval Procedure for Subdivision , Zoning and Economic <br /> Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING : ( Y/ N ) YES <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT : <br /> Proposed Ordinance Robert P . Davis , Planner III Ext . 2580 <br /> Craig Benedict , Director Ext . 2592 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS : <br /> Hillsborough 732 - 8181 <br /> Chapel Hill 9684501 <br /> Durham 688 -7331 <br /> Mebane ( 336 ) 227 -2031 <br /> PURPOSE : To receive public comment on the proposed Approval Procedure Amendments for the <br /> Economic Development , Commercial and /or Industrial Districts Amendments in the Subdivision , <br /> Zoning Ordinance and Economic Development Districts Design Manual . <br /> BACKGROUND <br /> Request <br /> • Amend the Approval Procedures and related sections in the Subdivision , Zoning Ordinance and <br /> Economic Development Design Manual . <br /> • Provides for initial review by the Planning Staff of proposed subdivisions in the Economic <br /> Development , Commercial , and /or Industrial Districts . <br /> • Sets up all subdivisions ( minor and major) in these districts to follow the preliminary plan approval <br /> process in the Subdivision Ordinance . <br /> • Requires all roads in these subdivisions to be public and constructed to NCDOT standards . <br /> • Provides for a minimum lot size of 4 acres in the Economic Development Districts . <br /> • Requires dedication of right- of-way and construction of master planned roadways in Economic <br /> Development districts . <br /> • Promotes service and /or frontage road interconnectivity . <br /> • Limits road cuts to major roadways . <br /> • Provides for non - conforming lot development standards . <br /> Location <br /> Amendments will apply to the entirety of Orange County lying outside the municipalities and their <br /> extraterritorial jurisdictions , if any . <br /> Development Process , Schedule and Action <br /> • Public Hearing on November 27 , 2000 . <br /> • Refer amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation back to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners no sooner than January 18 , 2001 . <br /> gAeddie\amend -sredd -abstract\ 11 - 10 -00\dg <br />