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ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 3, 1996 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: PROPOSED ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 8.8.24 Historic Structures-Non Residential Reuse/Mixed Use(Class A Special Use) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning PUBLIC HEARING: Yes -2L-No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED: Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Eddie Kirk <br /> Extension 2582 <br /> Proposed Amendment <br /> 6-26-96 Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 8-7-96 Planning Board Minutes TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a proposed amendment to include historic property as well as <br /> structures in the consideration of Special Use Permits for the non-residential use <br /> of historic structures. <br /> BACKGROUND: The non-residential use of historic structures is permitted in the AR,RI and RB <br /> zones provided a Class A Special Use Permit is obtained from the Orange County <br /> Board of Commissioners. Standards that must be complied with are specified in <br /> Article 8.8.24 of the Zoning Ordinance. <br /> The proposed amendment would clarify that the historic nature of the property as <br /> well as the structure may be considered in the Special Use Permit approval <br /> process. <br /> The proposed amendment was presented for public hearing on June 26, 1996. <br />