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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIOI <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: August 26, 2402 <br />~~! <br />Ac#ion Agen a <br />Item No. -- <br />SUBJECT: Discussion of Carrbora Land Use Ordinance Amendments in the Northern <br />Transition Area <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YINj No <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />• Staff Analysis of Amendments <br />• Agenda Item D{1) from 5-28-d2 <br />Carrbora Board of Aldermen Meeting <br />5-28-02 Board of Aldermen Minutes <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig N. Benedict, ext 2592 <br />Gene Bell, ext. 2589 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-818'1 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane 336227-2031 <br />,~ <br />PURPOSE: To consider a County response to tent amendments in Article 15 of the Carrbora <br />Land Use Ordinance concerning Village Mixed Use (VMU) and Office/Assembly (O/A) districts. <br />BACKGROUND: Proposed amendments to Carrbaro's Land Use Ordinance (LUt~}were <br />presented at a Town public hearing on May 7, 2002. The minutes from the hearing are <br />included as Attachment B to item D(1) from the May 28 Board of Aldermen meeting referenced <br />above (the complete agenda for the hearing can be accessed at www.ci.carrboro.nc.us/Mayor $~ <br />Board of AldermenlMeeting Agendas/Item D(3)). <br />The LUC3 amendments are applicable throughout Carrboro's planning jurisdiction, which <br />includes the Northern Transition Area {NTA}. Pursuant to the Joint Planning Agreement, the <br />amendments were submitted to Orange County for review, but without the context of their <br />potential usage in an upcoming rezoning application involving the proposed Winmore <br />development. <br />The Board of Aldermen voted on the amendments on May 28, 2002, approving, or approving <br />with modifications, all but two of the 18 proposed changes. Those not approved were: <br />1. Allow Board of Aldermen to approve projects whose development standards do not specifically <br />meet all provisions spelled out in the LOO. <br />2. Allow sidewalks and walkways to be brick or concrete with brick borders no longer required. <br />Agenda item D(1) from the May 28 Board of Aldermen meeting is included as an attachment. <br />Winmore and the LUO amendments were discussed at County Commissioner meetings on <br />June 6 and again on June 24. Planning staff was directed to prepare the attached analysis of <br />glComprehensive Plaruvng DivlGene12002 Public Hearings\Aug 261Carrboxo LUO Amdts Abstract.docl8-13-021gb <br />