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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: October 18, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - (~ <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment -Article 10 (Definitions) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Land Use and Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline <br />Form (UDO/Zoning 2011-05) <br />2. Copy of August 22, 2011 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing Advertisement <br />3. August 22, 2011 Quarterly Public Hearing <br />Minutes <br />4. September 7, 2011 Planning Board <br />Minutes <br />5. UDO Ordinance Amendment <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on a Planning Director initiated text amendment to Article 10 of the Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) regarding the definition of "Commercial-Industrial Transition <br />Activity Node Land." <br />BACKGROUND: The proposed UDO text amendment was heard at the August 22, 2011 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing. This is a "housekeeping" item to keep the definition of the same term <br />consistent between the County's Comprehensive Plan and UDO. The definition in the <br />Comprehensive Plan was changed on June 21, 2011. The form in Attachment 1 contains <br />additional information and analysis regarding this UDO text amendment. <br />Public Hearing: No members of the public, BOCC, or Planning Board spoke on this proposed <br />UDO text amendment. Attachment 3 is the Minutes from the public hearing. <br />Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of this <br />text amendment based on the following: <br />1. The UDO text amendment is reasonably necessary to promote the public health, safety, <br />and general welfare and to achieve the purposes of the adopted Comprehensive Plan or <br />part thereof. <br />Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board considered this item at its September <br />7, 2011 meeting. The Planning Board unanimously voted to recommend approval of this item. <br />The draft Planning Board Minutes are included in Attachment 4. <br />