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Coding Defined: <br />"1", Incorporated — Consistent with project scope and addressed through changes reflected in public hearing draft UDO. <br />"2 ", For further BOCC discussion — Requires further BOCC discussion and direction to staff to ensure revisions are proposed that are <br />likely to be accepted by the Board. <br />443 ", Implementation Bridge/Possible future phases — Beyond project scope and to be prioritized for potential future UDO amendment <br />phases. These items are all documented as part of public hearing materials and will be forwarded to the County's consultant for <br />consideration in their final "Implementation Bridge" report that is to include recommendations on future UDO amendment phases. <br />'W', Suggesting; no action — Staff is recommending no action at this time because of the complex interrelationships among UDO <br />sections and to avoid any internal inconsistencies that could be created if not addressed in a thorough and comprehensive manner. <br />Comments submitted by: Economic Development Commission Member <br />Comment re: Proposed Unified Development Ordinance for Orange County, NC <br />September 20, 2010 <br />The Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) will be one of the most powerful tools available to Orange County in charting its future. If the County <br />is able to adopt an effective and purposeful Ordinance, the County Commissioners will have taken an important step forward. <br />The value of a strong UDO has been recognized by our county attorney, who recommended in January 2009 that all planning ordinances be put <br />into a single unified document before initiating implementation of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, which is the primary policy document for shaping <br />future land use. . <br />Similarly, the Economic Development Commission's identified the centrality of the UDO by including it as one of eleven strategic <br />recommendations presented to the BOCC in May 2010. The Commission advised: "to complete all phases of the Unified Development Ordinance <br />effort within a timeframe that establishes confidence with developers, investors, and business owners and also results in an reduction in the time <br />needed for a project to go from application to permit issuance and into construction." <br />While the economic downturn is causing much hardship, a majority of County leaders now recognize the urgent need for policies that proactively <br />encourage economic development and the growth of the county's commercial tax base and sales tax revenues. As such, the commissioners <br />N <br />° <br />1) Incorporated; 2) For further BOCC discussion; 3) Implementation Bridge — Possible future phases; 4) Suggesting no action J <br />