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i ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 23, 2010 Action Agenda Item No. 1 SUBJECT: First Draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): 1. First Draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) [Under Separate Cover] 2. Timetable 3. Memo from Clarion Assoc. - Public Information Session Mtg. Notes 4. Comparative Table 5. CD Containing PDF File of UDO and Other Relevant Files INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, 245 -2592 Shannon Berry, Planner II, 245 -2589 Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245 -2578 Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245 -2579 Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, 245 -2597 PURPOSE: To receive an overview of the first draft Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), review next steps, and discuss. BACKGROUND: At the May 24, 2010 Quarterly Public Hearing, the BOCC received a staff update on the status of the UDO project and approved a revised timetable (Attachment 2) for its completion. Since then, the following tasks have been completed: • Planning Board review of preliminary draft sections (stream buffers, lighting, signs, parking, landscaping, conditional use, subdivisions, and general provisions), • Advisory board courtesy review of preliminary draft sections (stream buffers, lighting, signs, parking, and landscaping), • Public Information Session held on June 16 (Attachment 3), • Public Information Session scheduled September 8t", and • First draft UDO. SCOPE: At the August 24, 2009 BOCC meeting, staff was authorized to begin the process of developing the UDO. Specifically, staff was tasked with the following: • Incorporate all land use development regulations (i.e. Zoning Ordinance, Subdivision Ordinance, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control, and Floodplain Ordinance) into one document,