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205 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: November 21, 2011 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. CA <br />SUBJECT: Amendments to 2030 Comprehensive Plan Text (CP 2011 -06) <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (YIN) Yes <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan /Land Use Element Shannon Berry,245 -2589 <br />Map and Unified Development Ordinance Craig Benedict,245 -2592 <br />(UDO) Amendment Outline Form (CP <br />2011 -06) <br />2. Proposed Amendments to <br />Comprehensive Plan Text — red- <br />line /strike- through format <br />3. Table- Land Use Classifications & <br />Overlays — Clarification of Names <br />4. Future Land Use Map - Proposed Edits to <br />Map Title and Land Use Classifications <br />PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on Planning Director initiated text amendments to certain <br />sections of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan. See Attachment 2. <br />BACKGROUND:Although recently updated, there are a number of areas where improvement could <br />be made to correct inconsistencies in terminologies used throughout the adopted Comprehensive <br />Plan. References to land use classifications, overlays and the Future Land Use Map vary from <br />section to section within the document, as well as on the Future Land Use Map. The intent of the <br />proposed text amendments is to rectify thesevariationsand establish consistency throughout the <br />document and map. Making the classifications and terminologies consistent across- the -board is a <br />necessary and relatively simple fix that will limit confusion and potential misinterpretations for users <br />of the document. <br />In addition, with the adoption of the UDO, the development ordinances referenced throughout the <br />earlier adopted Comprehensive Plan are now incorrect. The proposed amendment will include <br />replacing the references to the now repealed ordinances. The proposed changes also include the <br />addition of the new Conditional Zoning Districts and specific EDD zoning districts to the Land Use <br />and Zoning Matrix in Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan, consistent with the adopted UDO. <br />Please see Attachment 1 for further analysis. <br />Attachment 2 includes the proposed amendments to the text of the Comprehensive Plan shown in <br />red -line /strike- through format. Where necessary, footnotes have been added to provide additional <br />rationale for a particular proposed change. <br />