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. 1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 17, 2012 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. (o-b <br /> SUBJECT: Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance (UDO/Zoning 2012-08) - <br /> Stormwater <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Terry Hackett, 245-2588 <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) Ren Ivins, 245-2586 <br /> Amendment Outline Form (UDO/Zoning- <br /> 2012-09) <br /> 2. UDO Amendment Packet <br /> 3. Draft Minutes- February 27, 2012 <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> 4. Draft Minutes- March 7, 2012 Planning <br /> Board Meeting <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board's recommendation, close the public hearing, and <br /> make a decision on state required text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance <br /> (UDO) to meet the Falls Lake/Jordan Lake stormwater new development rules. <br /> BACKGROUND: The proposed stormwater text amendments were heard at the February 27, <br /> 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to meet the state <br /> required Falls Lake and Jordan Lake new development rules. The state's Falls Lake rules <br /> became effective January 15, 2011 and the Jordan Lake rules became effective August 11, <br /> 2009. To meet these rules, the state requires local governments to adopt specific stormwater <br /> standards, including nitrogen and phosphorus limits. <br /> Orange County was required to submit draft programs, including ordinance revisions, to the North <br /> Carolina Division of Water Quality for review and approval by the North Carolina Environmental <br /> Management Commission (EMC). Orange County's proposed changes were submitted to the <br /> state on August 4, 2011 for Falls Lake and September 7, 2011 for Jordan Lake new <br /> development rules. The EMC approved Orange County's Falls Lake new development program <br /> on January 12, 2012. While the County's Jordan Lake program has not yet officially been <br /> approved, it is the same as the Falls Lake submittal and will officially be approved in April 2012. <br /> However, in order to meet the Falls Lake rule required adoption schedule, staff recommended <br /> presenting the changes at the February Quarterly Public Hearing rather than May. Attachment 2 <br /> includes the proposed amendments to the UDO shown in red-line/strike-through format. <br />