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0 Introduction <br /> REPORT ORGANIZATION <br /> As is discussed earlier, this document is the Clarion team's initial evaluation of Annotated Outline Report <br /> Unified Development Ordinance update issues. It is primarily intended to crystallize <br /> the most important goals or themes that need to be addressed in the new UDO. It Structure <br /> also sets forth a proposed outline of the new UDO to achieve the goals/themes <br /> identified in the Issues Summary. • Introduction <br /> This Annotated outline is organized into four main parts: Introduction, Issues , Issues Summary <br /> Summary,Annotated Outline,and the Appendices. <br /> • Annotated Outline <br /> INTRODUCTION <br /> This section contains two subsections: • Appendices <br /> • Work Program and Schedule, outlines the work program and <br /> schedule for the code update project, and <br /> • Organization of this Report,explains how this report is organized. <br /> ISSUES SUMMARY <br /> This portion of the report includes discussion of the primary goals for the code update based on the reconnaissance of the <br /> town, review of applicable planning and regulatory documents, Clarion team members' interviews with stakeholders and <br /> town staff about zoning and subdivision issues, and our independent review of the current zoning ordinance and subdivision <br /> regulations. This Issues Summary identifies five major themes or goals for the project They are: <br /> • Make the code more customer-friendly, <br /> • Streamline development review, <br /> • Modernize the zoning districts and uses, <br /> • Improve development quality,and <br /> • Encourage redevelopment in targeted areas that is consistent with the town's planning and development goals. <br /> ANNOTATED OUTLINE <br /> The annotated outline section follows the issues summary. It provides town officials, Planning Board members, staff, and <br /> citizens with a general understanding of the proposed structure of the new code document if the themes and goals discussed <br /> in the Issues Summary are addressed in the new code document. More specifically, the annotated outline sets out the <br /> proposed structure of the new code and provides commentary explaining the purpose and scope of each article and section <br /> APPENDICES <br /> Included in the Appendices are summaries of public input received to date, resulting from stakeholder meetings and from a <br /> major community forum. <br /> Hillsborough,North Carolina <br /> Page 2 Unified Development Ordinance I Draft Annotated Outline <br /> November,2009 <br />