Agenda - 04-20-2023; E.1 - Application for Amendments to the 2030 Comprehensive Plan’s Future Land Use Map and Zoning Atlas – 2106 Mount Carmel Church Road within the Chapel Hill Township

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2 Basic Review Process: The cadence for review of this application is: • FIRST ACTION — Submission of an application with required supporting documents by the property owner. Staff Comment — The applicant submitted an application and documents on January 12, 2023 and clarifying information was submitted on January 30. • SECOND ACTION — The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular meeting and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. Staff Comment — The Planning Board reviewed the applications on March 8, 2023. • THIRD ACTION — The BOCC receives the Planning Board and staff recommendations at an advertised public hearing. Staff Comment — The public hearing is scheduled for April 20, 2023. Generally, the BOCC considers a decision at the conclusion the hearing but, because there is a related amendment to the Joint Planning Land Use Plan that has a different review cadence, a decision will be deferred to a subsequent BOCC meeting date. Conventional District Rezoning: Zoning promotes development of land uses that can co-exist in proximity to one another consistent with the promotion of the public health, safety, and general welfare. Regulations establish opportunities/constraints associated with land development in an attempt to ensure one person's `reasonable use' of property does not impact another person's ability to make reasonable use of their property. The RB (Rural Buffer) zoning district is a "conventional district". As such, the applicant is not required to define what type of development or land use is anticipated. If approved, all land uses permitted within the RB district could be developed on the property, consistent with applicable regulations. The current religious use of the property conforms with the RB zoning district standards. Conventional district rezoning applications are legislative decisions based on the BOCC's determination as to whether the request is reasonable and in the public interest and consistent with the purpose and intent of the Comprehensive Plan. A formal site plan, reviewed and approved by staff in accordance with Section 2.5 of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), must be submitted and approved prior to any new development activity on the parcel. The property's current land use does not introduce any non-conformities to the county. Public Notifications: In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO, notices of the Public Hearing were mailed via first class mail to property owners within 1,000 ft. of the subject parcel. These notices were mailed on April 5, 2023 — 15 days before the hearing. Staff also posted the subject parcel with a sign on April 6, 2023 — 14 days before the hearing. Additionally, the required legal advertisement was run in two local newspapers on April 5 and 12. See Attachment 3 for the notification materials. Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed the proposed amendments at its March 8, 2023 regular meeting. At this meeting the Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 5) and the proposed Ordinance (Attachment 6). Excerpts of the minutes from the meeting, as well as the Board's signed statement of consistency, are included in Attachment 4. Agenda materials from the meeting can be viewed at: https://www.co.orange.nc.us/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26.