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5 <br /> 1 NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Orange County Board of Commissioners, do hereby proclaim <br /> 2 November 2025 as NATIVE AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH, and urge all residents to observe <br /> 3 this month by participating in activities and ceremonies, to celebrate November 28, 2025 as Native <br /> 4 American Heritage Day and to honor the cultures and contributions of Native Americans by <br /> 5 committing to freedom, peace, and justice for all. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 This 18th day of November, 2025. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 <br /> 10 Jamezetta Bedford, Chair <br /> 11 Orange County Board of <br /> 12 Commissioners <br /> 13 <br /> 14 <br /> 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> 16 approve and authorize the Chair to sign the proclamation <br /> 17 <br /> 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 19 <br /> 20 5. Public Hearings <br /> 21 a. Application for Zoning Atlas Amendment—1039-UT NC 86 N, Hillsborough, Hillsborough <br /> 22 Township <br /> 23 The Board continued consideration and deliberation of public comments, received staff <br /> 24 recommendations, and considered action on a Zoning Atlas Amendment to rezone +/-78.11 acres <br /> 25 (PIN: 9865-87-8090) located at 1039-UT NC 86 North, Hillsborough, within the Hillsborough <br /> 26 Township of Orange County. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 BACKGROUND: A Conditional Zoning Atlas Amendment application (Attachment 1) was <br /> 29 received from Forestar Group, Inc., on behalf of Amy Powell, et al., proposing to rezone <br /> 30 approximately 78.11 acres of property at 1039-UT NC 86 North, Hillsborough, to allow for <br /> 31 development of a 49-lot Conservation Cluster subdivision for single-family dwellings. The Staff <br /> 32 Report in Attachment 2 contains additional information, maps, and analysis with regard to the <br /> 33 application's consistency with County adopted plans. Approval of a site-specific plan is part of the <br /> 34 conditional district rezoning process, and the site plan and any agreed-upon conditions are <br /> 35 binding to the development permitted for the zoning district. All application materials can be found <br /> 36 on the Orange County Permit Portal. <br /> 37 <br /> 38 Basic Review Process: A conditional district rezoning application requires submission of a site <br /> 39 plan and other documents, in accordance with Section 2.9.1(C) of the Orange County Unified <br /> 40 Development Ordinance (UDO). Sections 2.8 and 2.9 of the Orange County UDO require the <br /> 41 following review: <br /> 42 • FIRST ACTION —Applicant holds a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). <br /> 43 STAFF COMMENT. The NIM was held on May 29, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. at Eno River <br /> 44 Academy, 1100 NC 57, Hillsborough, NC 27278. <br /> 45 • SECOND ACTION —The Planning Board reviews the application ata regular meeting <br /> 46 and makes a recommendation to the BOCC. <br /> 47 STAFF COMMENT. The Planning Board reviewed this application at its regular <br /> 48 meetings on September 3 and October 1, 2025. At the board's October 1, 2025 <br /> 49 meeting, the board voted 9-0 to recommend approval with conditions. <br />