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18 <br /> Basic Review Process: A conditional district rezoning application requires submission of a site <br /> plan and other documents, in accordance with Section 2.9.1(C) of the Unified Development <br /> Ordinance (UDO). Sections 2.8 and 2.9 of the Orange County UDO require the following review: <br /> • FIRST ACTION —Applicant holds a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). <br /> Staff Comment: The NIM was held on December 30, 2024 at 10:00 a.m. at the Orange <br /> County Main Library. <br /> • SECOND Action —The Planning Board reviews the application at a regular meeting and <br /> makes a recommendation to the BOCC. <br /> Staff Comment: The Planning Board reviewed this application at its regular meeting on April 9, <br /> 2025. <br /> • THIRD Action — The BOCC receives the Planning Board and staff recommendations at <br /> an advertised public hearing and makes a decision on the application. <br /> Staff Comment: The public hearing is scheduled for June 3, 2025. <br /> Aformal site plan is required as part of a conditional rezoning application and has been submitted. <br /> The required site plan identifies the proposed structures, parking, landscaping, and setback <br /> information for the project (Attachment 1). The applicant is proposing "Storage of Goods" (Use <br /> 62(P), UDO Table of Permitted Uses)to locate a self-storage business on this site. This use would <br /> include a total of 41 storage buildings, including an office, to be developed in three (3) phases. <br /> Proposed Conditions <br /> Per Section 2.9.1(F)(3) of the UDO, mutually agreed upon conditions can be imposed as part of <br /> this process if they address: <br /> d. The compatibility of the proposed development with surrounding property, <br /> e. Proposed support facilities (i.e. roadways, and access points, screening and buffer areas, <br /> the timing of development, etc.), and/or <br /> f. All other matters the County may find reasonable and appropriate or the petitioner may <br /> propose. <br /> Orange County Development Advisory Committee staff has recommended the imposition of <br /> conditions, as included in the Ordinance in Attachment 9. <br /> Public Notification: In accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO, notices of the Public Hearing <br /> were mailed via first class mail to property owners within 1,000 feet of the subject parcel. These <br /> notices were mailed on May 19, 2025— 15 days before the hearing. Staff also posted the subject <br /> parcel with signs on May 19, 2025 — 15 days before the hearing. See Attachment 3 for the <br /> notification materials. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board reviewed the zoning atlas amendment at <br /> its April 9, 2025 regular meeting. At this meeting the Board voted 10-1 to recommend approval <br /> of the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 7) and the proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment <br /> (Attachment 9), as presented, with the exception of amending Condition #15 to state all required <br /> landscaping plantings shall be selected from the Orange County Preferred Plant List. <br /> An excerpt of the approved minutes from the meeting, as well as the Planning Board's signed <br /> Statement of Consistency, are included in Attachment 6. Agenda materials from the meeting can <br /> be viewed at: <br /> https://www.orangecountync.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Agenda/ 04092025-2215. <br /> Planning Director's Recommendation: <br /> The Planning Director recommends that the Board of County Commissioners: <br />