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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONER'S <br />AND <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: December 12, 2000 <br />(Continued from November 27, 2000 Public Hearing) Action Agenda <br />Item No. L';1.~" <br />SUBJECT: Non-Residential A royal Procedure for Subdivision Zonin and.Economic <br />Develo ment Ordinance Amendments <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) YES <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />Proposed Ordinance <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Robert P. Davis, Planner III Ext. 2580 <br />Craig Benedict, Director Ext. 2592 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough 732-8181 <br />Chapel Hill 968-4501 <br />Durham 688-7331 <br />Mebane (336)227-2031 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment on the proposed Approval Procedure Amendments for the <br />Economic Development, Commercial and/or Industrial Districts Amendments in the Subdivision, <br />Zoning Ordinance and Economic Development Districts Design Manual. <br />BACKGROUND <br />Request <br />• Amend the Approval Procedures and related sections in the Subdivision, Zoning Ordinance and <br />Economic Development Design Manual. <br />• Provides for initial review by the Planning Staff of proposed subdivisions in the Economic <br />Development, Commercial, and/or Industrial Districts. <br />• Sets up all subdivisions (minor and major) in these districts to follow the preliminary plan approval <br />process in the Subdivision Ordinance. <br />• Requires all roads in these subdivisions to be public and constructed to NCDOT standards. <br />• Provides for a minimum lot size of 4 acres in the Economic Development Districts. <br />• Requires dedication of right-af--way and construction of master planned roadways in Economic <br />Development districts. <br />• Promotes service and/ar frontage road interconnectivity. <br />• Limits road cuts to major roadways. <br />• Provides for non-conforming lot development standards. <br />Location <br />Amendments will apply to the entirety of Orange County lying outside the municipalities and their <br />extraterritorial jurisdictions, if any. <br />Development ProcessiSchedule and Action, <br />• Public Hearing on November 27, 2000. <br />• Refer amendment to the Planning Board for a recommendation back to the Board of County <br />Commissioners no sooner than January 18, 2001. <br />