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PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 24 2003 <br />009 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. C.3.a <br />SUBJECT: Proposed Amendment to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to Make Schools: <br />Elementary, Middle, and Secondary a Special Use in Appropriate Zoning Districts <br />and Add Standards of Evaluation <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />• Proposed Ordinance Amending Permitted Use Table Craig N. Benedict, Ext. 2592 <br />• Ordinance Proposing Text Amendments to Zoning <br />Ordinance Referencing Special Use Standards <br />(to be delivered under separate cover) <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732 -8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968 -2700 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane (336)227 -2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning <br />Ordinance to make Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary a Class A Special Use in <br />appropriate zoning districts and to apply special use permit standards that meet the general <br />standards, zoning district requirements and similar standards as detailed in Section 8.8.29 ( "Growth <br />Management Subdivision Standards ") of the Zoning Ordinance, <br />BACKGROUND: Schools: Elementary, Middle, and Secondary ( "schools ") are currently a <br />permitted use in the following zoning districts: RB, AR, R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R8, R13 and OI. <br />Recent amendments to the EDD Design Manual permitted use table added "schools" as a Class A <br />Special Use in the Buckhorn EDD, Special use standards specific to "schools" were also prepared <br />and are pending adoption by the BOCC. <br />In addition, the recently adopted November 5, 2003 "Growth Management Subdivision Standards" <br />are under consideration to be used as appropriate, to evaluate school applications. Many aspects <br />of subdivision review also can be readily applied to non- residential development. EDD design <br />standards also parallel these new standards so these text amendments will promote consistent <br />standards whether in a subdivision or other non - residential use. <br />Staff work on the Buckhorn EDD amendment prompted an assessment of "schools" in other zoning <br />districts. It was determined that they pose certain impacts, most notably traffic, and addressing <br />them as a special use in all applicable districts would make it possible to more effectively mitigate <br />GAComprehensivc Planning DOGENE2003 PuUm HFaringMNov 24iSehools Cress A SUMSchools Class A SUP Ahstiart doc <br />