Agenda - 03-16-2021; 8-a - Minutes

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14 1 East: A 7.6 acre parcel with an existing concrete processing operation zoned AR, Mile Branch 2 Road, and the Orange/Durham County line. 3 Conditional Zoning (CZ) Process: This process involves approval of a rezoning petition and a 4 professionally prepared site plan allowing for the development of a specific land use. 5 Applications are processed in a legislative manner (i.e., does not require sworn testimony or 6 evidence) and decisions are based on the BOCC's determination that the project is consistent 7 with the purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan and County regulations. The typical 8 cadence for review is as follows: 9 • First Action — Planning staff schedules a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). 10 Staff Comment— DONE. This meeting was held in an on-line format on December 17, 2020. 11 No members of the public attended. Please refer to Attachment 5 for more detail. 12 Second Action —The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular meeting and 13 makes a recommendation to the BOCC. 14 Staff Comment— DONE. The Board reviewed this request at its January 6, 2021 regular 15 meeting, where they unanimously recommended approval. No members of the public spoke on 16 the rezoning application. 17 Third Action —The BOCC receives the Planning Board recommendation and makes a 18 decision at a previously advertised public hearing. 19 Staff Comment— Scheduled for February 2, 2021. 20 If the public hearing is held remotely, there is a 24-hour waiting period required before a 21 decision can be effective, as per State legislation regarding virtual/remote meetings. The 22 purpose of the 24-hour waiting period is to allow for submission of written comments. 23 Per Section 2.9.2 (F) (3) of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), mutually agreed upon 24 conditions can be imposed as part this process only if they address: 25 1. The compatibility of the proposed development with surrounding property, 26 2. Proposed support facilities (i.e. roadways and access points, parking areas and 27 driveways, pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems, screening and buffer areas, etc.), 28 and/or 29 3. All other matters the County may find appropriate or the petitioner may propose. 30 If approved, the Zoning Atlas will be amended and the zoning designation of the subject 7.37 31 acre portion of the Property shall be changed to REDA-CZ-1. Development, including permitted 32 land uses, would be in accordance with the approved development proposal and conditions 33 imposed as part of the atlas amendment process. 34 35 Development of the Property shall be permitted only through the review and approval of site 36 plan application(s) in accordance within Section 2.5 of the UDO. This is so staff can verify all 37 imposed conditions are adhered to and allow for final review by members of the Development 38 Advisory Committee (DAC) as detailed within Section 1.9 of the UDO. 39 Proposal: The applicant currently operates a self-storage facility on the property called 40 Rougemont Self-Storage. As previously indicated herein, the self-storage operation is on a 41 portion of property zoned REDA-CZ-1 while the southern portion of the parcel remains zoned 42 Agricultural Residential (AR). The applicant is seeking to rezone the entire 21.54 acre parcel to 43 REDA-CZ-1 to allow for the expansion of the existing self-storage facility, including: 44 • 3 new storage buildings representing an 11,400 sq. ft. increase in impervious surface 45 area; 46 • Development of new internal access road/drive-aisles representing an additional 11,280 47 sq. ft. of new impervious area; 48 • Development/installation of a new on-site spray septic system; and 49 • Preservation of existing foliage, the erection of a new fence, and the planting of 50 additional landscaping material to screen the project from adjacent properties. 51