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Consideration of Land Use Ordinance Amendment Relating to Consistency
PURPOSE: The purpose of this agenda item is for the Board of Aldermen to consider adoption of an amendment to the text of the Land Use Ordinance relating to consistency for map and text amendments.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning Department
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325; Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327; Nick Herman - 919-929-3905
INFORMATION: On January 23, 2018, the Board of Aldermen held a public hearing on a proposed text amendment to the Land Use Ordinance (LUO) relating to the adoption of a consistency statement for zoning map amendments and zoning text amendments. After discussion, the Board voted to continue the public hearing until February 6th, to provide the Planning Board with an opportunity to finalize its recommendation, which had been delayed by meeting cancelations due to inclement weather. (January 23rd meeting materials may be found at: https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=571457&GUID=3B57C796-9BE1-4D7A-89C0-630C365898B1&Options=&Search=.)
The amendment is being proposed to bring the LUO into conformity with recent state legislation. The draft ordinance expands the provisions under Section 15-324(d), Board Action on Amendments, to reflect this new legislation (Attachment B). Copies of existing ordinance provisions in Article XX- Amendments, with changes tracked, and an excerpt of Senate Bill 131 are included as Attachments C and D.
The draft ordinance was referred to Orange County and was presented to the Planning Board on December 4, 2017. The Planning Board completed its review on February 1, 2018. Comments from the Planning Board and Orange County are provided (Attachment E).
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: Public hearings involve staff and public notice costs associated with advisory board and Board of Aldermen review.
RECOMMENDATION:r Staff recommends that the Board of Aldermen adopt the resolution finding con...
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