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Attachment 9 210 <br /> Ordinance#:—ORD-2023-026 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ATLAS <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County has received and processed a petition submitted by Lawrence Road <br /> Partners, LLC (hereafter `the Applicant') seeking to amend the Orange County Zoning Atlas, as <br /> established in Section 1.2 of the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), and <br /> WHEREAS, This petition seeks to rezone a 84.90 acre parcel of property (PIN 9883-19-4355) from <br /> R-1 (Rural Residential) to MPD — CD (Master Plan Development - Conditional District) for the purposes <br /> of preparatory schools and recreational facilities, hereafter `the Property'; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Applicant has voluntarily chosen to establish development and land use limitations <br /> on the Project to address potential conflicts with surrounding properties; and <br /> WHEREAS, The petition has been submitted with a site plan in accordance with the provisions of <br /> Section 2.9.1 (C) of the UDO; and <br /> WHEREAS, The requirements of Section 2.8, 2.9, 5.8.4, and 6.7 of the UDO have been deemed <br /> complete; and <br /> WHEREAS, The Board has found the proposed zoning atlas amendment to be reasonably <br /> necessary to promote the public health, safety, and general welfare; and <br /> WHEREAS, the Board has found the proposed zoning atlas amendment to be consistent with the <br /> adopted 2030 Comprehensive Plan and reasonable and in the public interest. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Orange County Zoning <br /> Atlas is hereby amended to rezone the aforementioned 84.90 acre parcel to MPD — CD (Master Plan <br /> Development - Conditional District), as detailed within the submitted application. <br /> BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED THAT in accordance with Section 2.9.1 (F) of the UDO the approval of <br /> this Conditional Zoning application is subject to the following mutually agreed to conditions: <br /> A. Application: Project shall be completed as presented in approved site plan/application packet. <br /> Applications to rezone property to a Conditional District shall be processed in accordance with <br /> the procedures in UDO Section 2.9 and 6.7; <br /> B. To construct left turn lanes with 150' of full storage at both site driveways (US 70A and <br /> Lawrence Road); <br /> C. To construct southbound and northbound left-turn lanes on Lawrence Road at the intersection <br /> of Lawrence Road and US 70. This offer to construct would be accompanied by the posting of <br /> a performance bond with NCDOT to guarantee the construction of the aforementioned turn <br /> lanes. Should such construction not be acceptable due to lack of available right-of-way or <br /> disapproval by any necessary regulatory authority, the applicant offers to instead pay <br /> $400,000 to Orange County. Either one of these commitments is offered to be realized prior <br /> to issuance of the Certificate of Occupancy for the charter school; <br /> D. Installation of a Type C buffer along Lawrence Road prior to issuance of a certificate of <br /> compliance for the school; <br /> 1 <br />