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Public Hearing on Land Use Ordinance Text Amendments Establishing a New Use Classification with Associated Requirements for Facilities Providing Social Services with Dining
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to consider amendments to the Land Use Ordinance to establish a new use classification for facilities providing social services with dining as a permissible use in certain zoning districts. A draft ordinance has been prepared. The Board must receive public comments before taking action on the draft ordinance.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, Marty Roupe - 919-918-7333, Nick Herman - 919-929-3905
INFORMATION: On May 27th, the Inter-Faith Council for Social Service, Inc. (IFC) submitted a request for a text amendment to the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) to establish a new "community kitchen" use classification (Attachment B). As part of establishing a new use, the LUO would need to be amended to add community kitchens to the list of definitions, to add the use to the Table of Permissible Uses and to establish performance standards. Modifications to other LUO sections may also be necessary to ensure compatibility with existing and proposed uses in the downtown. A draft ordinance was developed after meeting with the IFC and input from the Board at the June 16, 2015 and October 13, 2015 work sessions (Attachment C), and a public hearing set after further discussion on November 17th.
If approved, the ordinance (dated October 14, 2015) would allow the new use classification, "facilities that provide social services including dining," with a zoning permit in conjunction with a conditional rezoning of the subject property, and compliance with supplementary regulations. The conditional zoning mechanism allows staff to work with an applicant to develop appropriate conditions, which subject to mutual approval, would be attached ...
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