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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: February 7, 2012 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. ~ - d <br />SUBJECT: Amendments to 2030 Comprehensive Plan Text (CP 2011-06) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan/Land Use Element Map <br />and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Amendment Outline Form (CP 2011-06) <br />2. 2030 Comprehensive Plan Text Amendments- <br />Resolution of Approval <br />3. Draft Minutes -November 21, 2011 Quarterly <br />Public Hearing <br />4. Approved Minutes -December 7, 2011 <br />Planning Board Meeting <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Shannon Berry, 245-2589 <br />Craig Benedict, 245-2592 <br />PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br />make a decision on Planning Director initiated amendments to certain sections of the Orange <br />County 2030 Comprehensive Plan. <br />BACKGROUND: After thorough review of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan, staff determined there are <br />a number of areas where improvement could be made to correct inconsistencies in terminologies <br />used throughout the adopted Comprehensive Plan. References to land use classifications, overlays <br />and the Future Land Use Map vary from section to section within the document, as well as on the <br />Future Land Use Map. The intent of the proposed text amendments is to rectify these variations and <br />establish consistency throughout the document and map. Making the classifications and <br />terminologies consistent across-the-board is a necessary and relatively simple fix that will limit <br />confusion and potential misinterpretations for users of the document. <br />In addition, with the adoption of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the development <br />ordinances referenced throughout the earlier adopted Comprehensive Plan are now incorrect. The <br />proposed amendments include replacing the references to the now repealed ordinances. The <br />proposed changes also include the addition of the new Conditional Zoning Districts and specific <br />Economic Development Districts (EDD) zoning districts to the Land Use and Zoning Matrix in <br />Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan, consistent with the adopted UDO. Please see Attachment 1 <br />for further analysis. <br />