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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 . a <br /> SUBJECT : Creation of an " EDD / Limited Office " Zoning District <br /> DEPARTMENT : Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING : ( YIN ) YES <br /> ATTACHMENT ( S ) : INFORMATION CONTACT : <br /> Draft Ordinance Craig Benedict , Planning Director , ext 2592 <br /> 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 : Creation of an " EDD / Limited Office " zoning district in the Orange County permitted <br /> use zoning tables . <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 . The <br /> new EDD/ Limited Office district would permit primarily community and regional office <br /> development with accessory restaurants . <br /> The uses by right would be low impact as it relates to traffic generation and permit a variety of <br /> small and /or large buildings which could be multistory to reduce impervious area impacts . This <br /> district would be known as the " base district " wherein properties would be rezoned to this <br /> proposed district and prompt the encouragement of this type of district and office use . <br /> If the site is presently developed , it could continue under its present regulations . If redeveloped <br /> or the site is undeveloped then the new regulations would apply . <br /> Any projects developed under the new EDD/ LO would adhere to the new abridged version of <br /> the EDD design manual which is item number five of the public hearing . <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT : None at this time . <br /> RECOMMENDATION ( S ) : Administration recommends the acceptance of staff and public input <br /> into the public hearing records and transmittal to the Planning Board for recommendation back <br /> to the Board of County Commissioners no sooner than January 17 , 2001 . <br /> g :\craig\abstracts\edd-lo\ 12.4-00\dg <br />