TITLE
Title
LEGISLATIVE HEARING FOR UDO TEXT AMENDMENT CASE #24-05-PLBD-00083: AMEND SECTION 9.1, STORMWATER MANAGEMENT AND WATERSHED PROTECTION DISTRICTS, TO ELIMINATE RESTRICTION ON THE USE OF PUBLIC LAND FOR DEVELOPMENT DENSITY AVERAGING PURPOSES
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell (Brent Gatlin)
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BACKGROUND
Background
At its June 12, 2024 Regular Meeting, the Guilford County Planning Board, by a 5 to 1 favorable vote, recommended (draft minutes attached) to the Board of Commissioners the adoption of Text Amendment Case #24-05-PLBD-00083 with revisions, as presented herein (Ayes: Donnelly, Gullick, Drumwright, Alston, Little. Nays: Stalder. Absent: Buchanan, Craft, Bui) to the Guilford County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), Subsection 9, Environmental Regulations, as referenced under Chapter 15, Article II, Section 15-56 of the Guilford County Code of Ordinances. The change revises Section 9.1.F.6.a.(2) under Section 9.1, Stormwater Management and Watershed Protection Districts, to remove the restriction on using publicly held land to calculate the density of development on two non-contiguous lots via density averaging and renumber subsequent paragraphs accordingly (attached). Text deleted is shown as strikethrough.
Per NCGS 143-214.5 Water Supply Watershed Protection local units of government implementing a water supply watershed program (WSWP) shall allow an applicant to average development density on up to two noncontiguous properties for purposes of achieving compliance with the water supply watershed development standards based upon certain criteria per NCGS 143-214.5(d2). Legislation allows for two non-contiguous parcels to be treated as one single parcel to meet the built-upon area/density requirements of the WSWP rules and local ordinances. Participating properties’ overall density average must meet applicable density or stormwater control requirements under 15A North Carolina Administrative Code (NCAC) 02B .0200s and .0624. These ...
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