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16 <br /> WHEREAS, Orange County would like to more strongly encourage quality, non-residential <br /> development in its designated growth areas while balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent <br /> properties and the environment, and <br /> WHEREAS, County staff has conducted a review of development regulations contained in the <br /> Unified Development Ordinance and it has been determined that some development regulations <br /> limit development potential in growth areas intended for economic development, and <br /> WHEREAS, amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and terminology used therein have <br /> necessitated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance in order to ensure consistency, <br /> and <br /> WHEREAS, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have been <br /> deemed complete, and <br /> WHEREAS, the County has found the proposed text amendments to be reasonably necessary to <br /> promote public health, safety and general welfare and to achieve the purposes of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan, and <br /> WHEREAS, pursuant to North Carolina General Statute 153A-341 and Section 1.1.7 of the <br /> Unified Development Ordinance, the Board of Commissioners of Orange County has found the <br /> proposed text amendments to be consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan. <br /> BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br /> pages. <br /> [Excepting the definitions of Industrial, Light; Industrial, Medium; and Industrial, Heavy which are <br /> to be considered further at a subsequent meeting]. <br /> BE IT FURTHER ORDAINED that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances <br /> and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br /> close the public hearing and adopt the Ordinance of Approval for the UDO text amendments <br /> contained within Attachment 2, except the three definitions on page 109 and ask staff to come <br /> back with appropriate language for those three definitions. <br /> VOTE: Ayes, 6; Nay, 1 (Commissioner Yuhasz) <br /> 8. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Timeline for the Emergency Services Workgroup <br /> The Board considered approving the timeline for the Emergency Services Workgroup. <br /> Assistant County Manager Michael Talbert said that on December 13, 2011 the Board of County <br /> Commissioners formed the Emergency Services Workgroup. On January 24th, the members <br /> were appointed. The workgroup has been moving forward and had its first meeting on January <br /> 31St. The result of that meeting is that the workgroup will meet every two weeks until some of the <br /> priorities are under control. There are six different functions of the charge that the workgroup will <br /> work on: <br /> VIPER system improvements <br /> Solutions relating to Fire Protection Districts, <br /> System improvements for EMS Ambulance response times including but not limited to <br /> equipment, staffing, facilities, and/or a strategic plan <br /> Improvements for the E911 Communications Center including but not limited to technology, <br /> equipment, staffing, training and/or a strategic plan <br />