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L~ 1-N Chapel Hill R-LD1 and Orange County RB are both residential districts, A partial listing of permitted uses common to both districts includes: i, Single family dwellings w/wo efficiency apartment 2. Manufactured housing 3, Places of worship 4, Adult day care facility 5, Child day care facility A quick comparison of the two zoning districts reveals the following dimensional requirements: Zoning Minimum Maximum Minimum Min, Front Min, Interior Max, Bldg. District Lot Size Densit Fronta e Setback Setbacks Nei ht RB 87,120 SF 0,5 unit/ 130 feet 40 feet 20 feet 25 feet 2 acres acre R-LD1 43,560 SF 1.0 unit/ 100 feet 30 feet 16 feet 29 feet 1 acre acre The area proposed far rezoning contains 84 parcels totaling 208,7 acres. Seventeen of these are less than one acre, 18 are between one acre and 1,99 acres, and the remaining 49 parcels are greater than two acres in size. This translates into 17 non-conforming lots under the current R-LD1 zoning and 35 non-conforming under RB zoning. Article 11.7.1 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance states the fallowing concerning "Non-Conforming Lots For One-Family Detached Dwellings:" A one-family detached dwelling and customary accessory structures maybe erected, occupied and used on a separate non-conforming lot of record in accord with other requirements applying in the districts, A potential issue is parcels split by the Chapel Hill Extraterritorial Jurisdiction (ETJ) line. Of the 84 properties in the area, 40 are intersected by the line to varying degrees, Nineteen of these lots have more than 50% of their area in the Transition Area, For split properties with existing buildings, the side of the line on which the structure is located should be the determining factor regarding jurisdiction, Undeveloped lots will be determined by the proposed location of a new structure, Jurisdiction for larger undeveloped properties proposed for subdivision will have to be determined on a case-by-case basis with the possibility that one portion of a project might be subject to Orange County development regulations and the remainder to Chapel Hill's, FINANCIAL IMPACT: None identified. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Orange County Planning staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment to the Orange County Zoning Atlas contingent upon approval of the proposed amendments to the Joint Planning Agreement and Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. Following action on these items by the Carrboro Board of Aldermen (May 4, 2004) and Chapel Hill Town Council (May 10, 2004), the matter should be referred to the Orange County Planning Board for a recommendation to the Orange County Board of Commissioners no sooner than June 23, 2004, G:\Comprehensive Planning Div\GENR\?°04 Public HenringsVvlar 29 7PAViB RazoningU2B Rezoning Abs doc