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IS S U E <br /> S <br /> SUMMARY <br /> This. Unified Development Ordinance project is' designed to accomplish two objectives: (1) Combine the town's zoning and <br /> subdivision ordinances into one Unified Development Ordinance; and (2)while blending these two ordinances, make adjustments to <br /> provisions that are not aligned with current town-goals and objectives. Five major Key Themes for Im rovement <br /> themes or goals for the ordinance re-write emerged from the Clarion team's P <br /> interviews with stakeholders, town staff and the public during th e project initi ation <br /> meetings and independent review of the town'I s planning and regulatory 1. Make the code more customer-friendly <br /> documents. These goals are consistent with the stated goals of the project as <br /> identified by the town and with many best practices in land use regulation. They 2, Streamline the development review process <br /> 6- <br /> 6 <br /> are: <br /> 3. Modernize tprocedures, <br /> • Make the code more customer-friendly, and definitions <br /> • Streamline the development review process, <br /> • Modernize the regulations, procedures, and definitions, 4. Improve development quality <br /> • Improve development quality,and <br /> • Achieve development and redevelopment that is consistent with the <br /> community's planning and development goals. 5. Achieve development and redevelopment <br /> that promote community goals <br /> These five goals or themes inform and guide the annotated outline of the new <br /> Unified Development Ordinance. In some cases, a discussion of alternative means <br /> of addressing these goals is provided, along with recommendations for the best <br /> solution based on our understanding of Hillsborough and best practices in North <br /> Carolina and nationwide. The following pages provide more detail on each of the <br /> five key goals.. <br /> MAKE THE UDO CUSTOMER-FRIENDLY <br /> One of the most frequently cited concerns raised by both stakeholders and town Key Customer-Friendly <br /> staff is that the current zoning ordinance is difficult to use and not very customer- R 6 <br /> friendly. This is so for a variety of reasons. Generally, both stakeholders and staff <br /> agreed the structure and format of the current regulations frustrates users and town <br /> officials alike — even longtime users. A number of changes that can improve the ` .Consolidate zoning ordinance and . <br /> usability and customer-friendliness of Hillsborough's new code are set down subdivision regulations <br /> below.The primary goal of these techniques is to create auser-friendly document <br /> that presents the document in a more customer-friendly way. • Improve format and illustrations <br /> CONSOLIDATE ZONING ORDINANCE AND Consolidate, refine,and update_. <br /> SUBDIVISION REULATIONS definitions . <br /> The town's existing zoning ordinance and subdivision regulations are 0 Clarify review <br /> separate documents. The modern thinking and preferred trend among <br /> 1 <br /> local governments is to consolidate zoning and land development <br /> regulations into one consolidated development code. Most communities • EstablEstablish 'a' clear procedure for <br /> adopting this approach find a unified document that organizes all relevant interpretation's <br /> procedures and development regulations in an organized and logical <br /> format makes the regulations more customer-friendly.We recommend as . Use an Administrative Manual <br /> part of the update effort the town consolidate the current zoning <br /> ordinance and subdivision regulations into one Unified Development <br /> Ordinance document <br /> Hillsborough,North Carolina <br /> U nified Development Ordinance I Draft Annotated Outline Page 3 <br /> November,2009 <br />