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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 7, 2026 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-b <br /> SUBJECT: Zoning Atlas Amendment — Parcel Identification Number (PIN) 9851433215, <br /> Bingham Township <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENTS: INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Staff Report Taylor Perschau, Current Planning and Zoning <br /> 2. Project Narrative Manager, (919) 245-2597 <br /> 3. February 4, 2026 Signed Planning Board Cy Stober, Planning Director, (919) 245-2592 <br /> Statement of Consistency <br /> 4. Statement of Consistency <br /> 5. Ordinance Approving Zoning Atlas <br /> Amendments <br /> 6. PowerPoint Presentation <br /> PURPOSE: To take action on a County-initiated Zoning Atlas Amendment to amend the Jordan <br /> Lake Unprotected Watershed Overlay District and University Lake Protected Watershed Overlay <br /> District boundary line on one unaddressed parcel totaling approximately 19.4 acres (PIN: 9851- <br /> 43-3215). State law requires that Orange County hold a public hearing, receive the Planning <br /> Board and staff recommendations, allow for public comment, close the public hearing, and vote <br /> on a zoning application presented for action. <br /> BACKGROUND: Protected Watersheds within Orange County are part of the County's delegated <br /> Stormwater Management Program, as reflected in the adopted Orange County Watershed <br /> Boundary Map. These watersheds are also adopted Zoning Overlay Districts in the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO), requiring approval of a Zoning Atlas Amendment to modify the <br /> watershed overlay boundary line. <br /> Based on State requirements, the Board was notified of the change in the watershed boundary <br /> line at the March 18, 2025, BOCC meeting. The March 18, 2025, BOCC agenda item materials <br /> are available at this link: <br /> http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/O,0/doc/74970/Pagel.aspx. <br /> Please note that the Property Identification Number(PIN) referenced in those materials is different <br /> than the PIN used for this application, as the subject property was subdivided (as documented in <br /> Orange County Register of Deeds Plat Book 129/53) and new PINs were assigned to the resulting <br /> lots, per the County's PIN Ordinance. <br /> Following this action, the Orange County Planning & Inspections Director initiated a Zoning Atlas <br /> Amendment application on December 10, 2025, to amend the Jordan Lake Unprotected <br /> Watershed Overlay District and University Lake Protected Watershed Overlay District boundary <br /> line. This second action is necessary so that the zoning overlay boundary line coincides with the <br /> now State-recognized watershed ridge line. The Staff Report in Attachment 1 contains additional <br />