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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Ibuma February 5, 2002 <br />Action AgegEg <br />Item No. <br />SUBJECT: Legal <br />Advertisement for February <br />25, 2002 Querlarly Public Hearing <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext 2592 <br />Legal Advertisement <br />Robert P. Davis, Planner III, and 2580 <br />Proposed Sign Amendments <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />DEPARTMENT: <br />Manning and Inspections <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) <br />Chapel Hill flulz 1 <br />ATTACHMENTS):. <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, ext 2592 <br />Legal Advertisement <br />Robert P. Davis, Planner III, and 2580 <br />Proposed Sign Amendments <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />ereff Orange County Hai Mitigation Plan <br />Hillsborough 7324181 <br />Chapel Hill flulz 1 <br />Durham 688 -7331 <br />Mebane 3363274031 <br />PURPOSE: To mi authorization to submit the Quarterly Public Hearing Legal <br />Advamserni for publication for the February 25, 2002 meeting. <br />BACKGROUND: The next regular quarterly public heading is scheduled for February 25, 2002. <br />A summary of each item proposed for public heading is providce The first public hearing item <br />noted Is an application from a private indlvitluallentiry and, as is customary, therefore planned <br />for discussion at the beginning of quartady public hearing. Staff is available to research and <br />answer questions prior to the public heading. <br />Recesses: <br />A. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Test Amendments <br />1. Pierce Morin, agent for Biltmors Homes LLC requests a test amendment 0 Article 9 <br />SIGNS of the Zoning Claimants <br />• Adds subparagraph 1. in the unregulated signs portion of the entrance (Section 9.6) <br />• Would allow a 16 square foot maximum sign to be installed on the same lot as a <br />builder s model home. (Current maximum is 4 square feet.) <br />• Proposal would add a provision requiring a minimum of 12 square feat of landscaping <br />including flowers or bushes surrounding the sign. <br />• The sign would specifically convey information such as builders name, phone number, <br />hours to model is open for viewing and an e-mail address. <br />Pumps €: Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance regulates signage within the Orange <br />County zoning jurisdiction. Section 88 of the sign ordinance sets forth the types of <br />signage that are not regulated by the zoning ordinance (Signs Not Subject To <br />Permit Reouirarm ntsl. Secon 9.7 of the sign concerns penance to signs that are <br />regulated (Zoning Compliance Permit Reuulmtll. <br />