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Standards contained in the UDO, including landscaping and setbacks, will continue to <br />allow the use to be buffered from neighbors and prevent negative impacts. The site shall <br />be developed with all applicable development standards from the Orange County UDO <br />in order to protect neighboring residential properties and minimize land use conflicts. <br />Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, efficient, and <br />responsive. <br />Staff Comment: Orange County staff has noticed the public regarding this application, as <br />required by Section 2.7 of the UDO, including a required Neighborhood Information <br />Meeting, mailings to neighboring property owners, and posting of the property. Additionally, <br />staff have provided all application documents on the Active Development Projects <br />webpage, responded to public inquiries, and featured it in the Department’s newsletter. <br /> <br />Appendix F. Relationship Between Land Use Classifications and Zoning Districts. <br />Staff Comment: The requested special use permit would affect no change to either the <br />zoning district or the Rural Buffer future land use classification of the subject property. The <br />current Rural Buffer zoning and future land use classification remain consistent with the <br />Comprehensive Plan’s Land Use and Zoning Matrix. <br /> <br />Consistency with Joint Planning Area (JPA) Land Use Plan <br />The parcel is located within the Rural Buffer and Chapel Hill Joint Development Area of the JPA. As a <br />result, the SUP application was provided to Chapel Hill Town staff for review and comment. Comment <br />provided from Town staff are included in Attachment 5. <br />The JPA Land Use Plan identifies the subject parcel as “Rural Residential,” which is defined as: <br />Rural Residential: Rural Residential designation is identical to the Rural Buffer category <br />contained in the current Orange County Land Use Plan. The Rural Buffer category is described <br />in the Plan as land adjacent to an Urban or Transition area which is rural in character and which <br />should remain rural; contain very low-density residential uses, agricultural uses exempt from <br />zoning regulations, and low-intensity agricultural support uses; and not require urban services <br />(water and sewer) during the Plan period. <br />Staff Comment: The proposed modification retains the existing land use as a care <br />facility and is consistent with the Rural Residential land use classification of the JPA. <br /> <br />127