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~ 6 019 <br />the legislative review of special use zoning can be integrated. with the typical administrative ' <br />context of subdivision review. Special conditio~as, therefore, can be put forth on subdivisions of <br />re~atively high impact, <br />Genaral and specific parameters of interest such as traffic, propsrty values, affordable <br />housing, phasi.ng, open space, dedicatians, eta. can be addressed through the Unified ~ <br />Development Ordinance development approval process. ' <br />The crearian of a Unified Development Ordinance is'time consuming and camplex <br />because all existing freestandin~ code must be collapsed and reorganized into one dvcwment. <br />Some existing code azeas will be deleted in their ~resent form and replaced with a tton- <br />COI1fJiGt~, IIpII-repetitive and all-inclusive systern afreview. • <br />A consultant is suggested for this iype of work, with a etose overview by tlxe Planning <br />Director and eventual legal proced.ural review by the County Attorney. The docuinent ~uvould <br />also be reformatted to the pmtotypical indexing used by the municipal code corporation, which <br />cazi then be codified and available on the intemet. <br />The time frame for Unified Development Ordinance develapment is about 8- 9 months, <br />and public hearing pracess~ng includi.ng final recammendations and adopt~on depending on the <br />exten.t of outreach, can be an additional 3- 6 months. ~ <br />Staff' could first prooeed with a request for qualifications (RF~, and thax proceed with a <br />request for services. The cost of this type of Unified Developrnent Ordinance development for a <br />Caun.ty is in the invest~gation stage. The Town of Chapel Hill is presently in the Unified ~ <br />Development Ordinance process and information regarding their experience can be given at the . <br />work-session. ~ <br />ISSUE 4: Explore legal considera.tion. • ~ <br />RESPONSL: Legal report to be provided by County Attomey. <br />ISSUE 5: ltesearch what other jurisdictions have employed ia other cases. <br />RESPONSE: In 1995 Huntersville, NC placed a 12-month moratorium on all <br />development in order to study traditional town plannin~g m~thods and rewrite ttieir existing • <br />zoning ordinaace. Warwick, New York implemented a development maratorium while updating <br />their comprehensive land use plan. <br />ISSUE 6: Research through Institute of Government and other government and land use <br />autb.orities the use of moratoriums to accomplish short-term goals. ' <br />RESPONSE: Ongoing <br />