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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 21, 2011 Action Agenda Item No. S - n _SUBJECT: August 22, 2011 Quarterly Public Hearin Le al Advertisement Process DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 245- 2592 Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator, 245-2578 PURPOSE: To approve allowing staff to work with the Chair /Vice-Chair/ Manager over the summer break on the August 22, 2011 joint BOCC/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement. BACKGROUND: Under Board of County Commissioners unwritten policy, the BOCC approves the Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisements prior to publication. Due to the level of specificity required in a legal ad, it is challenging for staff to have work substantially complete in early June for the August Quarterly Public Hearing each year since there are no July or early August BOCC meetings. Work must be substantially completed in early June when other precursor amendments may still be in process in order to meet agenda deadlines for the last June BOCC meeting prior to the summer break. Staff is requesting that the BOCC allow staff to work with the Chair, Vice-Chair, and Manager over the summer to approve the August Quarterly Public Hearing advertisement prior to submission to the newspapers in early August. At this time, the following items are expected for the August 22, 2011 Quarterly Public Hearing. All are government-initiated and none are overly complex: 1. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment to ensure connectivity between parcels, consistent with adopted access management plans, in situations that do not involve subdividing property. Currently, the County may require connectivity between parcels only through the subdivision process. Staff believes it is in the public's best interest to require connectivity between parcels through the site plan approval process in circumstances where the subdivision regulations are not applicable. The amendment will likely be to Article 2 of the UDO but may include other Articles staff determines to be necessary when further processing this amendment. 2. UDO Text amendment to uncouple Class II Kennels and Riding Stables as a use and to have separate Standards sections for each use. At this time, staff is suggesting only the uncoupling and the use of existing Standards as they pertain to each use. Staff is not suggesting an overhaul of standards or processes for these uses at this time. The