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Public and Quasi-Judicial Hearings on August 15, 2023 at 5:30pm (Planning Department)

Two Legislative Public Hearings and one Quasi-Judicial Hearing will be held before the Moore County Board of Commissioners at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, August 15, 2023, in the Board of Commissioners Meeting Room located on the second floor of the Historic Courthouse, Carthage, NC for the following purposes:

 Public Hearing #1

 A request to amend the Moore County Unified Development Ordinance as follows, which will potentially affect all residents of Moore County:

 Chapter 19 (Subdivisions) and Chapter 20 (Definitions):

 Chapter 19 (Subdivisions), Section 19.4 (Family Subdivisions) to remove Subdivision Review Board requirements to approve family subdivision plats,  

1. Chapter 19 (Subdivisions), Section 19.6 (Minor Subdivisions) to remove Subdivision Review Board requirements to approve minor subdivisions,  
2. Chapter 19 (Subdivisions), Section 19.7 (Major Subdivisions – Preliminary Plat Submittal and Review) to change Stormwater Management Plan submittal requirement from preliminary plat stage to final plat stage, update stormwater management plan requirements to be consistent with current NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) policies, and move this section from 19.7 (Major Subdivisions – Preliminary Plat Submittal and Review) to Section 19.11 (Major Subdivision – Construction Process), 
3. Chapter 19 (Subdivisions), Section 19.16 (Subdivision Plat Requirements) to change items on the table of subdivision plat requirements checklist as follows:

1. Proposed buildings are required only if applicable on preliminary plats,
2. Existing buildings are required only on exempt, minor, and family subdivisions,
3. Allow existing topography to be shown on preliminary plats, not proposed topography,
4. Allow existing and proposed entrance signs to be shown on preliminary plats if applicable,
5. Allow estimated linear feet in streets on preliminary plats and require linear feet in streets on final plats,
6. Allow estimated percentage of entire project to be covered with impervious surfaces, including totals by phase on preliminary plats and require percentage of entire project to be covered with impervious surface, including totals by phase on final plats. 
7. Allow estimated separate impervious surface totals by streets, sidewalks, maximum allowed for each lot, etc. on preliminary plats and require separate impervious surface totals by streets, sidewalks, maximum allowed for each lot, etc. on final plats. 
8. Primary and secondary fire and rescue responders are required on preliminary and final plats. 
9. Allow Stormwater Management Plans for major subdivisions to be submitted at final plat stage rather than preliminary plat stage. 

1. Chapter 19 (Subdivisions), Section 19.17 (Subdivision Plat Certification Requirements) to remove the requirement for a utilities certificate on minor subdivision plats. 
2. Chapter 20 (Definitions), Section 20.2 (Definitions) to add the definitions of stormwater management plan, stormwater control measures, dispersed flow, vegetated conveyance, and post-construction stormwater management permit to the definitions section.

 Public Hearing #2

 A request to amend the Moore County Unified Development Ordinance as follows, which will potentially affect all residents of Moore County:

 Chapter 4 (Zoning Permits, Site Plans, and Determinations), Chapter 7 (General Development Standards), Chapter 8 (Specific Use Standards) and Chapter 17 (Flood Damage Prevention):

 Chapter 4 (Zoning Permits, Site Plans, and Determinations) Section 4.1 (Zoning Permit Required) to remove zoning decision sign requirements for new non-residential buildings or changes of use.

1. Chapter 7 (General Development Standards), Section 7.8 (Highway Corridor Overlay District) to add “Manufacturing, General” to Conditional Zoning uses in the Urban Transition Highway Corridor Overlay District, 
2. Chapter 8 (Specific Use Standards), Section 8.114 (Wireless Communication Facility) to remove the requirement for a Biennial Operating Permit for persons operating wireless communication facilities, and 
3. Chapter 17 (Flood Damage Prevention), Section 17.1 (Applicability) to correct the statute reference. 

 Quasi-Judicial Hearing #1

A request for an amendment to a Special Use Permit and approval of a preliminary plat: “Bibey Road Subdivision – 2 Additional Lots” for two additional lots in an existing 12-lot Major Subdivision on two parcels with a combined total acreage of 19.57 acres, located on Bibey Road, Carthage NC (ParID 20210670), owned by Tri-South Builders per Deed Book 5755, Page 245 and on 180 Archdale Drive, Carthage, NC (ParID 00039436), owned by Brandon and Emily Cooley per Deed Book 5831, Page 502.