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Public Hearing - Text Amendment to Sections 5.030-C (Cluster Development) and 60.040 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-2024-002; and (ii) adopt the consistency and reasonableness statement for denial.
PRIOR BOARD ACTIONS:
None.
BACKGROUND:
These proposed text amendments are based on recommendations outlined in the Union County 2050 Comprehensive Plan. The Comprehensive Plan outlines several strategies that will help implement the vision of the plan; one of which is helping to protect the rural character and open spaces of areas shown as “Rural Residential” in the Union County comprehensive plan. The Board of County Commissioners then established an implementation committee to make specific recommendations concerning all of the strategies. One specific recommendation concerning protecting the rural character and open spaces of Union County is to require major subdivisions in the “Rural Residential” areas to provide 30% open space. These text amendments apply to new major subdivisions in order to provide recreational and open space opportunities for the residents of the developments. These implementation strategies were approved by the Board of County Commissioners in January of 2024.
The Land Use Board considered these text amendments at their regular meeting in November and unanimously recommended approval.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.