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Request-to-set a public hearing on Land Use Ordinance Amendments to Allow Additional Uses in the M-1 Zoning District with a Conditional Use Permit
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board to consider setting a public hearing on potential text amendments to the Land Use Ordinance to allow additional uses in the M-1 zoning district with a conditional use permit, subject to certain criteria. A draft ordinance has been prepared for the Board's consideration. A resolution setting a public hearing date for March 25, 2014 and requesting advisory board review prior to the hearing has also been prepared.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Marty Roupe - 919-918-7333; Mike Brough - 919-929-3905
INFORMATION: In May of 2013, Runyon Woods of Woodhill, Inc. LLC submitted a text amendment request to allow restaurants, banks with drive-thru windows and freestanding ATM tellers within the M-1 Zoning District (Attachment B). During the request to set a public hearing, the Board of Aldermen removed banks with drive-thru windows as a potential new use from the draft ordinance. Staff presented the revised ordinance to Town advisory boards at the November joint review meeting. A public hearing was held on November 19, 2013. The Planning Board and Economic Sustainability Commission had a number of questions and suggestions for refining the draft ordinance. The Board of Aldermen, likewise, had a number of questions during the public hearing and requested additional information.
On January 14, 2014, the Board held a work session item to further discuss the implications of adding new uses to the M-1 Zoning District. Prior to the work session, discussions relating to the text amendment have focused on allowing some higher return land uses in exchange for site improvements and/or building elements that would provide essential public infrastructure and create a more vibrant and successful co...
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