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10 <br /> 1 "undeveloped". As previously noted, this does not account for site specific characteristics and <br /> 2 development constraints (e.g. required buffers). <br /> 3 <br /> 4 The MPD-CD zoning district was originally established to provide a mechanism through which <br /> 5 innovative development proposals could move forward for consideration by Orange County <br /> 6 through a legislative land use planning process that was transparent, fair, open, efficient, and <br /> 7 responsive. The intent of the MPD-CD zoning district is, in part, "...to provide opportunity for <br /> 8 unified large-scale subdivisions, non-residential, and mixed-use developments to be considered." <br /> 9 Allowance of the MPD-CD zoning district use more broadly throughout the County may help <br /> 10 accomplish the Comprehensive Plan's vision for activity nodes, inviting innovative mixtures of <br /> 11 uses, including differing forms of residential uses and creative designs, at key intersections <br /> 12 throughout the County. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Any proposal of MPD-CD zoning in the RNANs would require administration of a zoning <br /> 15 application and be accompanied by the requisite public notification and public hearing for input <br /> 16 from property owners in the surrounding area. Fiddlehead Corner, the applicant's zoning <br /> 17 proposal, is following this process and offers a procedural template that future applicants might <br /> 18 use for reference and guidance. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 SECTION C: UDO TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> 21 <br /> 22 Hands Four Development Cooperative submitted an application in December 2023, and modified <br /> 23 in March 2024, to amend the text of the UDO's Table of Permitted Uses to add "Family Care <br /> 24 Facility" as a permitted use in the MPD-CD zoning district (Attachment Cl) and to complement <br /> 25 the proposed amendments to Appendix F of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. While this applicant- <br /> 26 initiated text amendment is necessary for the MPD-CD rezoning application, as presented, staff <br /> 27 must evaluate if"Family Care Home" is an appropriate use for consideration within the MPD-CD <br /> 28 zoning district countywide. <br /> 29 <br /> 30 Applications for a conditional zoning district must include all uses contemplated within a <br /> 31 development project as part of the conditions accompanying the rezoning approval. The proposed <br /> 32 allowable uses are specified in the UDO's Section 5.2, the Table of Permitted Uses, including <br /> 33 whether use-specific standards are required. Furthermore, a MPD-CD approval must "... be <br /> 34 located in such a manner as to be compatible with the character of existing development of <br /> 35 surrounding properties, thus ensuring the continued conservation of building values and <br /> 36 encouraging the most appropriate use of land in the county. Therefore, when evaluating an <br /> 37 application for this district, emphasis shall be _-ggiven to the location of the proposed <br /> 38 development, the relationship of the site and site development plan to adjoining property, <br /> 39 and the development itself' (emphasis by staff). <br /> 40 <br /> 41 Additionally, the applicant is proposing a UDO text amendment to allow MPD-CD districts in <br /> 42 RNANs, as defined in the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. This amendment is complementary to the <br /> 43 application to amend the Comprehensive Plan's Appendix F. The following sentence in Section <br /> 44 3.8, MPD-CD Chart, District Specific Development Standards, #1 would be rewritten as follows <br /> 45 (red text is the proposed amendment language): <br /> 46 <br /> 47 1. MPD-CD districts shall be limited to Transition Land Use Categories within the Orange <br /> 48 County Planning Jurisdiction and Rural Neighborhood Activity Nodes and Rural <br /> 49 Community Nodes, as defined in the Orange County Comprehensive Plan. <br /> 50 <br /> 51 <br />