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ORANGE COUNTY ~ ~ *~ BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND PLANNING BOARD PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: May 29, 2001 Action Agenda Item No. ra a&b SUBJECT: Bed & Breakfast Zoning Ordinance Amendments DEPARTMENT: Planning 8~ Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YES ATTACHMENT(S): Proposed Ordinance 1996 Amendment 1985 Amendment INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, Ext.2592 Tina Moon, Planner II, Ext. 2583 TELEPHONE NUMBERS; Hillsborough 732-8181 Chapel Hill 9fi8-4501 Durham 688-7331 Mebane 336-227-2031 PURPOSE: To receive public comment on the proposed Bed & Breakfast Amendments in the Zoning Ordinance BACKGROUND: , Request - • To establish a Rural Guest Establishments use in the Permitted Use Table and create all associated criteria (approval procedures, performance standards, parking, etc). • The zoning ordinance does not have a land use category for bed and breakfast establishments. Traditionally, the county has only considered bed and breakfast operations as part of the Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use category (S54). • Restricting bed and breakfast operations to historic sites excludes all other properties that may be otherwise suitable for this type of land use. • The existing Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use category will remain in the zoning ordinance. Article 8.8.24 Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use, of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance, has been amended twice. • On September 3, 1996 the County Commissioners voted unanimously to replace the word "structures" with the word "sites". • On April 1, 1985 the County Commissioners voted unanimously to revise Section 8.8.24.2 of the Standards of Evaluation as indicated by underlining (See attached) and to delete the word "Exterior" in item (c).