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County of Dare COUNTY OF DARE PO Box 1000, Manteo, NC 27954 DARE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS Dare County Administration Building 954 Marshall C. Collins Dr., Manteo, NC Monday, June 21, 2021 “HOW WILL THESE DECISIONS IMPACT OUR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES?” AGENDA 5:00 PM CONVENE, PRAYER, PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE ITEM 1 Opening Remarks - Chairman's Update ITEM 2 Employee of the Month ITEM 3 Public Comments ITEM 4 Public Hearing -- Chapter 160D Amendments to Various Ordinances ITEM 5 Dare County Home Health & Dare Hospice ITEM 6 FY2022 Budget Amendment for Home Health and Hospice ITEM 7 Budget Amendments Required by LGC Memo 2021-04 for GASB Statements #’s 84 & 97 ITEM 8 RFQ for Professional Architectural Services ITEM 9 Consent Agenda 1. Approval of Minutes 2. Tax Collector's Report 3. Budget Amendment for Holiday and Comp Time Payout Approved on 5/17/2021 4. Reimbursement Resolutions - Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Vehicle & Equipment Financing Fiscal Year 2021-2022 Public Works Equipment Financing 5. NCDEQ Grant Contract 8161 and 8162 Budget Amendment 6. Avon Property Owner's Association July 4th Celebration 7. Request to Approve Grant Application- Sheriff's Dept. 8. NCDOT Right of Way Three Party Encroachment Agreement for Dare Challenge Project ITEM 10 Board Appointments 1. Game and Wildlife Commission 2. Wanchese Community Center 3. East Lake Community Center Board ITEM 11 Commissioners' Business & Manager's/Attorney's Business ADJOURN UNTIL 5:00 P.M. ON JULY 19, 2021 3 Opening Remarks - Chairman's Update Description Dare County Chairman Robert Woodard will make opening remarks. Board Action Requested Informational Presentation Item Presenter Chairman Robert Woodard, Sr. 4 Employee of the Month Description The Employee of the Month Certification will be presented. Board Action Requested None Item Presenter To Be Determined 5 Public Comments Description The Board of Commissioners encourages citizen participation and provides time on the agenda at every regularly scheduled meeting for Public Comments. This is an opportunity for anyone to speak directly to the entire Board of Commissioners for up to five minutes on any topic or item of concern. Masks and social distancing required. Comments can be made at the Commissioners Meeting Room in Manteo (Administration Bldg., 954 Marshall Collins Drive, Manteo) or through an interactive video link at the Fessenden Center Annex (47013 Buxton Back Road, Buxton). Board Action Requested Hear Public Comments Item Presenter Robert Outten, County Manager 6 Public Hearing -- Chapter 160D Amendments Description A public hearing on the Chapter 160D amendments to various Dare County ordinances is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. A staff report summarizing the amendments and the draft amendments to each ordinance (attachment A) are included with this cover sheet. Board Action Requested Conduct public hearing and adopt amendments --“I move that the package of amendments to the Dare County Code of Ordinances be adopted as drafted by staff and recommended by the Planning Board.” Item Presenter Donna Creef 7 STAFF REPORT TO: Dare County Board of Commissioners FROM: Donna Creef, Planning Director RE: June 21, 2021 Public Hearing -- Chapter 160D Amendments to Code of Ordinances Included with this staff report is a package of amendments to various ordinances (Attachment A) in response to changes in state legislation under NCGS Chapter 160D. Chapter 160D is an updated version of the land use regulations and local governments throughout North Carolina are responding to Chapter 160D. A public hearing on the amendments is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. on June 21, 2021. Six ordinances in the Dare County Code of Ordinances are impacted by 160D. The proposed amendments are summarized below and the specific revisions are included in Attachment A. The revisions to the Subdivision Ordinance and the Zoning Ordinance include a couple of new sections to address some procedural issues in administering these ordinances. In discussing the Chapter 160D amendments with Bobby Outten, it was acknowledged that now is a good time to address any procedural issues or oversights as needed to support departmental functions or the administration of the ordinances. These new sections are marked accordingly. SUMMARY • Chapter 150 Airport –revisions to substitute 160D reference for old NCGS references of 153A and 160A. (Page 1 Attachment A). • Chapter 151 Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance -- revisions to substitute 160D reference for old NCGS references of 153A and 160A. (Page 1, Attachment A). • Chapter 152 Planning and Development – Some sections of Chapter 152 that were used when portions of unincorporated Dare County were unzoned are no longer necessary and are proposed for deletion. All areas of unincorporated Dare are zoned now and are covered by the Zoning Ordinance. Revisions to the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment sections are needed to update the procedures. Some requirements and procedural standards have been relocated to the Zoning Ordinance under the quasi-judicial sections of that ordinance. It makes more sense to have the requirements in the Zoning Ordinance instead of Chapter 152. (Pages 2-9, Attachment A). • Chapter 153 – Subdivision Ordinance – Several sections of the Subdivision Ordinance need updating. I have also proposed a new section to address standards for frontage roads since the ordinance currently has no standards for width or pavement materials for frontage roads. (Pages 9-12, Attachment A). • Chapter 158 – Signs – New language is proposed for the sign ordinance to address roof signs and digital display signs. (page 13, Attachment A). • Chapter 155 – Zoning Ordinance -- The bulk of the amendments are to the Zoning Ordinance. Most of these amendments involve substituting the phrase “special use” for “conditional use” and “Planning Director” for “Building Inspector” and other similar revisions. More substantial amendments are required to address procedural requirements for legislative versus evidentiary 8 (quasi-judicial) hearings; new sections on administrative review procedures and enforcement are added; and a new section on conflicts of interest for boards and the planning staff is added. The vested rights section has been moved from Chapter 152. The Zoning Ordinance amendments are as follows: 1. One hundred-sixty (160) substitutions of “special”, “special use permit” or “special use subdivision” for “conditional”, “conditional use permit” or “conditional use subdivision” in multiple districts. (Page 14, Attachment A). 2. Ten (10) substitutions of “planning director” and “development approval” for “building inspector” or “building permit” in multiple districts. (Page 14, Attachment A). 3. Section 22-2- Definitions- has been revised to include several new definitions required by 160D. Also, the definitions from the wireless telecommunication tower section have been moved to Section 22-2. (Pages 14-21, Attachment A). 4. Five (5) sections in response to Chapter 160D (Section 22-1, 22-4, 22-12, 22-29.3 and 22-58 have been updated. (Pages 21-23, Attachment A). 5. Seven (7) districts need corrections to density language that was changed in 2018 with multi- family density revisions (RS-6, RS-8, R-2, R-3, C-2H, CS, and S-1). These revisions were overlooked in 2018 and are being corrected now. (Page 24, Attachment A). 6. Three (3) new sections in response to 160D and other issues are proposed – Section 22-28.2 Bona Fide Farms, Section 22-28.3 Family Care Homes, Section 22-28.4 Accessory Uses. The new section on accessory uses will help clarify how setbacks are currently applied to accessory use structures. (Pages 24-25, Attachment A) 7. Delete Section 22-58.3 Family Housing Incentive Standards – I propose this section be deleted. This section establishes density bonuses and other incentives for housing developments that are tied to federal income limits. Zoning regulations were adopted in 2018 and 2019 to facilitate essential housing but those regulations do not include the cumbersome income thresholds. (Pages 26-30, Attachment A). 8. Revisions to Section 22-29.2-- Wireless Telecommunications Systems in response to Chapter 160D. (Pages 30-37, Attachment A). 9. Section 22-63 to Section 22-85 have been revised significantly in response to Chapter 160D. These revisions are detailed on pages 37-58 of Attachment A. These changes include a re- write of the vested interest ordinance, new conflict of interest regulations, and procedures for legislative and quasi-judicial matters. The Planning Board has reviewed the amendments and voted on May 10, 2021 to recommend adoption. Chapter 160D establishes July 1, 2021 as the date on which local government should have their local ordinances updated and adopted. However, if there are revisions that are identified after the hearing, delaying adoption until July will not result in any major problems or issues. Motion to adopt Chapter 160D amendments: “I move that the package of amendments to the Dare County Code of Ordinances be adopted as drafted by staff and recommended by the Planning Board.” ATTACHMENT A – staff notes are in red text, new text is underlined and deleted text is strikethrough font. 9 ATTACHMENT A New language is underlined, deleted is strikethrough CHAPTER 150 AIRPORT (updated NCGS reference) The Dare County Board of Adjustment shall hear and decide appeals from any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by the Dare County Airport Authority in the administration and enforcement of the regulations governing the Airport Overlay (AO) District. Any notice of appeal specifying the
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