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Attachment 8 235 <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Question & Answer Document <br />2. Comments on First Draft UDO <br />3_ Future Phase Suggestions Received to Date <br />4. Comparative Table <br />5. Tables and Maps of Economic Development <br />Districts Showing Name and Zoning District <br />Name Changes <br />6. Issue Papers on Topics Raised at BOCC work <br />sessions <br />7. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) — <br />hardcopy and on CD <br />[Under Separate Coverl <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245 -2592 <br />Shannon Berry, Planner II, 245 -2589 <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245 -2578 <br />Tom Altieri, Planner III, 245 -2579 <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner lll, 245 -2597 <br />PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing to receive comment on the proposed Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO). <br />BACKGROUND: At the August 24, 2009 BOCC meeting, staff was authorized to: <br />• Develop a UDO that combines all existing land development regulations into one <br />document, using the existing language wherever possible; <br />• Correct any identified inconsistencies that exist within the individual regulatory standards; <br />• Update the following sections of the Zoning Ordinance: Article 9 - Signage, Article 10 - <br />Parking, Article 12 - Landscaping, and Article 6 — Dimensional Requirements including, <br />but not limited to: Section 6.31 Lighting and Section 6.27.11 Stream Buffers; <br />• Revise existing subdivision regulations to incorporate recent changes to State law and <br />eliminate identified inconsistencies; <br />Develop a Conditional Use /Conditional Zoning District process; <br />• Update existing graphics and tables detailing development standards; and <br />