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19 <br /> 1 Commissioner McKee said this process has been going on for 3 years, which is long <br /> 2 before RTLP came into view. <br /> 3 Commissioner Greene said Commissioner McKee beat her to the point, and these are <br /> 4 very clearly separate items. <br /> 5 Chair Rich said the Town of Hillsborough approved this plan in March 2018. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to <br /> 8 approve the resolution amending the COCA Land Use Plan and the Orange County <br /> 9 Comprehensive Plan FLUM. <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Roll call ensued <br /> 12 <br /> 13 VOTE: UNANMIOUS <br /> 14 <br /> 15 b. Zoning Atlas Amendment— Parcels off Old NC Highway 86 (District 2 of Settlers <br /> 16 Point MPD-CZ) <br /> 17 <br /> 18 The Board considered voting to approve the Statement of Consistency and the <br /> 19 Ordinance Amending the Zoning Atlas. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor, reviewed the following: <br /> 22 <br /> 23 BACKGROUND: A public hearing was opened on September 15, 2020 and continued without <br /> 24 public comment to September 22, 2020 so that all members of the public signed up to speak on <br /> 25 the RTLP proposal, a separate item on the agenda, would have adequate opportunity to speak <br /> 26 and be heard by the Board. No one spoke on this item at the September 22 meeting. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Materials from the public hearing are available at: <br /> 29 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink/0/doc/49647/Pagel.aspx. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Video from the September 22, 2020 meeting can be accessed at: <br /> 32 https://www.orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 In accordance with Session Law 2020-3 Section 4.31(a), regarding remote meetings during <br /> 35 declared emergencies, written comments were allowed to be sent for 24-hours after the public <br /> 36 hearing was closed. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Interested parties were told so submit comments via e-mail, or in writing to the Planning <br /> 39 Department office at 131 West Margaret Lane in downtown Hillsborough, by 9:00 a.m. <br /> 40 September 24, 2020. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 No written comments were received at the Planning Department office by the deadline. All <br /> 43 comments sent to ocbocc@orangecountync.gov on this proposal are viewable at: <br /> 44 https://groups.google.com/g/ocbocc. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 As staff indicated during the public hearing, a developer has proposed a new MPD-CZ district <br /> 47 involving 2 parcels associated with the previously approved MPD-CZ (Settlers Point). Staff has <br /> 48 determined the remaining 8 parcels will have difficulty complying with the MPD-CZ development <br /> 49 standards as approved in 2018 with the elimination of these 2 parcels. In order to ensure these <br /> 50 8 parcels have development potential, staff recommends they be rezoned as follows: <br /> 51 <br />