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3 responsibility. In a case where a new owner unknowingly purchased property with an unmaintained BMP, staff would work with the new landowner to bring the site into compliance, but ultimately the County could issue violations. Public Hearing Procedural Information: In accordance with Section 2.8.8 of the UDO, any evidence not presented at the public hearing must be submitted in writing prior to the Planning Board's recommendation. Additional oral evidence may be considered by the Planning Board only if it is for the purpose of presenting information also submitted in writing. Section 2.8.9(B) requires that the BOCC consider all relevant evidence presented at the public hearing and any submitted written evidence that was considered by the Planning Board in making its recommendation. The public hearing is held open to a date certain for the purpose of the BOCC receiving the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. No written comments were received prior to the March 7, 2012 Planning Board meeting. Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the proposed UDO amendments based on the following: A. Th ese are state mandated changes which are required in order to comply with the Falls Lake and Jordan Lake stormwater rules for new development. B. Th a state has approved Orange County's new development program, including the proposed UDO amendments. C. There were no public comments or direction from the BOCC to alter the proposed amendments. Planning Board Recommendation: The Planning Board considered this item at its March 7, 2012 meeting. The Planning Board unanimously voted to recommend approval of this item. The draft Planning Board Minutes are included in Attachment 4. FINANCIAL IMPACT: New development projects are expected to utilize engineered stormwater best management practices (BMPs) to meet the state mandated development standards. Developers will need more land on any given development to achieve this. Exact cost to developers is undetermined at this time. Staff estimates that on average the new requirements could increase development cost by a few hundred dollars for new single family residences to hundreds of thousands for larger, commercial projects. As a result, the associated workload for Current Planning and Erosion Control / Stormwater Division staff to review and approve stormwater management plans required by the rules is expected to increase. Workload for Erosion Control / Stormwater Division staff to inspect BMPs is also expected to increase. This may necessitate an increase in fees charged to developers. At this time it is expected that new rules may require up to one additional full-time equivalent position for Erosion Control / Stormwater staff with an approximate cost of $65,000. Staff will evaluate workload and needs as the process moves forward. RECOMMENDATIONS: The Manager recommends the Board: I. Receive the Planning Board's recommendation of approval; 2. Close the public hearing; and 3. Adopt the ordinance amendments contained in Attachment 2.