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Public Hearing - Text Amendment to Table 5-2 (R District Lot and Building Regulations - Conventional Development) and 60.070 (Lots and Access) of the Union County Development Ordinance
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INFORMATION CONTACT:
Lee Jenson, Planning, Director, 704-283-3564
ACTION REQUESTED:
Conduct a public hearing.
If the Board wishes to take action, consider the following:
TO APPROVE THE TEXT AMENDMENTS (THE TEXT AMENDMENTS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT PLAN)
Motion
(i) Adopt the Ordinance Approving Text Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance of Union County, North Carolina; and (ii) adopt the consistency and reasonableness statement for approval.
TO DENY THE TEXT AMENDMENTS (THE TEXT AMENDMENTS ARE INCONSISTENT WITH THE CURRENT PLAN)
Motion
(i) Deny the text amendments set forth in TXT-2024-003; and (ii) adopt the consistency and reasonableness statement for denial.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
These proposed text amendments are intended to increase safety and decrease driveway access points along major corridors in Union County. The amendments would increase lot road frontage requirements along roadways in Union County that have a posted speed limit of 45 MPH or greater. In addition, along those same roadways, lot size requirements would be increased as well, thereby, decreasing overall density for lots taking direct access along higher speed corridors.
The Land Use Board considered this text amendment at their regular meeting in November and unanimously recommended to deny the amendment. The major concern the Land Use Board had was that the amendment could impact the affordability and availability of land and prevent families from conveying lots to children or grandchildren.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.