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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: February 15, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. CO - Q SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) -Report on Planning Board Recommendation DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes ATTACHMENT(S): 1. BOCC-Approved UDO Review Schedule (Under Separate Cover) 2. Planning Board Meeting Minutes - January 5 and 19, 2011 meetings INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2592 Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 Shannon Berry, Planner II, 245-2589 Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245-2579 Michael D. Harvey, Planner III, 245-2597 PURPOSE: To receive a report on the Planning Board's recommendation regarding adoption of the entire Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). BACKGROUND: At the conclusion of the November 22, 2010 joint quarterly public hearing on the UDO, the BOCC directed the Planning Board to recommend a revised UDO schedule which would allow for more review time but would complete this phase of the UDO process before May 2011. The Planning Board recommended a schedule at its December 1, 2010 meeting and forwarded it to the BOCC for consideration. The agreed upon focus related to two issues: conditional districts and stream buffers. The BOCC approved the schedule at its December 14, 2010 meeting (see Attachment 1 for schedule). The Planning Board has further reviewed the draft UDO in accordance with the B000- approved schedule. At the Planning Board's January 5, 2011 regular meeting, the Board discussed the conditional districts (Conditional Use and Conditional Zoning) contained in the draft UDO. At the successful conclusion of the January 5 meeting, the Planning Board decided to devote its January 19 special meeting to the topic of stream buffers as the vast majority of the Planning Board seemed satisfied with the conditional districts discussion. Specific changes requested by the Board regarding conditional districts were: • Add a definition for "conditional districts" Article 10 (Definitions), • Provide a clearer explanation regarding the Exclusions listed in Section 5.1.4, and • Modify the Table of Permitted Uses in some way to more clearly differentiate the Conditional Zoning Districts. The Planning Board extensively discussed the stream buffer provisions contained in the UDO at its special meeting on January 19. As a result of that meeting, some revisions to the stream buffer provisions were recommended and the Planning Board determined that these clarifications would address concerns.