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3 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br /> PUBLIC HEARING <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 13, 2023 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. A-1-23 <br /> SUBJECT: Special Use Permit request proposing a Camp and Retreat Center called "The <br /> Nest at 54 West." <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Staff Report; Brian Collie, Planner II (919)-245-2599 <br /> 2. Application Package; Taylor Perschau Current Planning and Zoning <br /> 3. Neighborhood Information Meeting Supervisor (919)-245-2597 <br /> Materials; <br /> 4. Notification Materials; Cy Stober, Planning and Inspections Director <br /> 5. Staff Comments; and (919)-245-2592 <br /> 6. Findings of Fact <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a quasi-judicial evidentiary hearing, receive sworn testimony and <br /> evidence, and take action on a Special Use Permit (hereafter "SUP") application proposing the <br /> development of a Camp and Retreat Center on a +/- 20.03 acre unaddressed parcel (PIN 9820- <br /> 50-8290) located on NC 54 W, southeast of intersection with Mebane Oaks Road, Mebane, NC <br /> within the Bingham Township of Orange County in accordance with the following Unified <br /> Development Ordinance provisions: <br /> • Section 2.7: Special Uses, <br /> • Section 5.2: Table of Permitted Uses; <br /> • Section 5.3.2:Application of Use Standards— Special Uses, <br /> • Section 5.7.5: Camp; and <br /> • Section 5.18.4: Retreat Center. <br /> BACKGROUND: On April 19, 2023, a Special Use Permit application (Attachment 2) was <br /> received. The applicant proposes to utilize the property to operate year-round as a Camp (Use <br /> #32, Table of Permitted Uses) offering 20 1-and-2-bedroom cabins available for overnight stays, <br /> along with a main building with common spaces for guest and assembly uses. In addition to <br /> serving as an amenity to overnight guests, the main building facilities will function as a Retreat <br /> Center (Use #80, Table of Permitted Uses), and be made available on a fee-for-use basis to the <br /> public for functions, gatherings and special events. The Staff Report in (Attachment 1) contains <br /> additional information, maps, and staff analysis. <br />