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TEXT AMENDMENT REQUEST FORM
(Internal)
Development Services
108 E. Front Street
P.O. Box 65, Lillington, NC 27546
Phone: (910) 893-7525 Fax: (910) 893-2793
Planning Board: June 7, 2021 County Commissioners: June 21, 2021
Applicant Information: Case Number PLAN2105-0002 Applicant:
Name: Harnett County Development Services
Address: 108 E Front St
City/State/Zip: Lillington NC, 27546
E-mail:
Phone: 910-893-7525
Type of Change
New Addition Revision
Ordinance:
Unified Development
Ordinance Article: VII Section: 13.1, 13.2
Current Text:
See attached
Proposed Text: (Attach additional sheets if necessary)
See attached
Reason for Requested Change:
To amend Harnett County’s U.D.O. where it pertains to bicycle & pedestrian facilities, active/ usable
open space, and buffering.
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ATTACHMENT 1
Re: create recreational areas and useable open space throughout Harnett County.
Red text is proposed
Article VII Development Design Guidelines.
Section 13.0 Other Improvement Standards
13.1 Recreation & Park Development
All residential subdivisions and developments, except minor subdivisions, shall provide funds to the County
whereby the County may acquire public recreation and park land or areas to serve the development or subdivision
in the immediate area.
A. The amount of such fee shall be the product of the total number of dwelling units and/or building lots located in
the development or subdivision multiplied by the recreation fee as established by The Harnett County Board of
Commissioners.
B. The fee shall be paid prior to approval of a final plat for the subdivision, provided that payments may be phased in
accordance with the approved phasing of the subdivision.
C. The County may transfer funds paid by one (1) or more subdivisions to a municipality or make arrangements for
the joint County/municipal expenditure of the funds where the County determines that such transfer or
arrangements would better ensure the funds will be used to acquire public recreation and park areas that will serve
the recreational needs of the development and developments in the immediate area.
D. In situations where a development has already been approved prior to the adoption of the Harnett County Bicycle,
Pedestrian, & Greenway Plan, the developer may choose to build the prescribed facility in place of paying all or a
portion of the above described recreation fee. If it is desirable to provide for such improvements, this discussion
and review shall be conducted by the Development Review Board and any of its advisory members, as per policy
and standards set by the Harnett County Parks & Recreation Advisory Committee. Upon approval, the applicant
and the County may enter into a development agreement as set forth in article VI, Section 8.0 of this Unified
Development Ordinance.
13.2 Bicycle, Pedestrian, & Greenway Plan
A. Purpose & Applicability
The Harnett County Bicycle, Pedestrian, & Greenway Plan is an officially adopted plan addressing short and long
range recreation and transportation needs linking quality of life with land use and development within Harnett
County. For the purpose of this Ordinance, it shall be the responsibility of developer(s) of major subdivisions,
multifamily developments, and nonresidential sites to comply with the Harnett County Bicycle, Pedestrian, &
Greenway Plan.
B. Required Improvements
All such development located adjacent to a route or trail that is included in the County’s adopted Bicycle, Pedestrian,
& Greenway Plan., or any other officially adopted Plan, shall comply with the prescribed improvements as indicated
within said Plan.
13.2 13.3 Monuments & Lot Corners
All permanent monuments shall be of a type in compliance with State statutes regulating Professional North
Carolina Land Surveyors. All lot corners, other than those marked by permanent monuments as herein described,
shall be marked in a type in compliance with State statutes regulating Professional North Carolina Land Surveyors.
13.3 13.4 Guidelines for Handicapped Persons
In order to remove restrictive barriers which severely impede the daily movements of physically handicapped and
elderly persons, the developer shall comply with all requirements of North Carolina General Statute 136-44.14.
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Suggested Statement-of-Consistency: (Staff concludes that…)
The requested Text Amendment is compatible with Harnett County regulatory documents, as
well as NCDOT’s, and the benefits outweigh any potential inconvenience or harm to the
community. Therefore, it is recommended that this Text Amendment request be APPROVED