TITLE
Title
PUBLIC HEARING AND APPROVAL OF UPDATES TO THE ALAMANCE CREEK, NORTHEAST, NORTHWEST, NORTHERN LAKES, ROCK CREEK, SOUTHWEST AND SOUTHERN AREA PLAN LAND USE MAPS
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SPONSOR
Sponsor
J. Leslie Bell
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BACKGROUND
Background
Staff requests a public hearing and approval of the updates to the Alamance Creek, Northeast, Northwest, Northern Lakes, Rock Creek, Southwest and Southern area plan land use maps. The Airport and Heart of the Triad Plans are not being updated at this time. The updates reflect jurisdictional boundary changes, property rezonings, and roadway improvements (existing and proposed) since the last updates occurred in 2007-2008. Maps are on file in the Planning & Development department for review.
Additionally, staff and the Planning Board requests that the Board of County Commissioners approve the process of updating land use plans, at minimum, on an annual bases where Planning Board rezonings also include a change in land use designation. This allows land use classifications to be updated in conjunction with rezoning decisions (where applicable) for consistency.
Land use planning maps are designed to guide land use, zoning, and other land development decisions in the unincorporated areas of Guilford County. Meetings for updates to the seven (7) Area Plans were held throughout Guilford County between October 13, 2015 and November 2, 2015 to solicit public/citizen input and to present changes since the last update.
Staff sent approximately 148 Area Plan meeting notices to consider proposed area plan updates; distributed public notices to approximately fifteen (15) predominantly African-American churches; distributed 139 notifications through the Guilford County Planning & Development distribution e-mail list; and posted public notices at key locations within each of the seven (7) plan areas (e.g., municipal town halls, grocery stores, retail establishments, and banks); and social media.
As part of this process, a notice...
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