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2 . <br /> required adoption schedule, staff recommended presenting the changes at the February <br /> quarterly public hearing rather than May. <br /> Since applicability to these new standards are based on land disturbance and the required <br /> thresholds are relatively low, they may impact projects as small as single family residences. <br /> Certainly the new requirements will affect larger residential projects and most commercial <br /> projects. <br /> Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) Review <br /> The Planning Board ORC reviewed the proposed UDO text amendments at the January 4, 2012 <br /> meeting. The ORC had no comments on the proposed changes. <br /> Notification Procedural Requirements <br /> Legal ads for the public hearing were placed in a newspaper of general circulation in the County <br /> in accordance with Section 2.8.6 of the Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: New development projects are expected to utilize engineered stormwater <br /> best management practices (BMPs) to meet the state mandated development standards. <br /> Developers will need more land on any given development to achieve this. Exact cost to <br /> developers is undetermined at this time. Staff estimates that on average the new requirements <br /> could increase development cost by a few hundred dollars for new single family residences to <br /> hundreds of thousands for larger, commercial projects. <br /> As a result, the associated workload for Current Planning and Erosion Control / Stormwater <br /> Division staff to review and approve stormwater management plans required by the rules is <br /> expected to increase. Workload for Erosion Control / Stormwater Division staff to inspect BMPs <br /> is also expected to increase. This may necessitate an increase in fees charged to developers. <br /> At this time it is expected that new rules may require one up to one additional FTE for Erosion <br /> Control / Stormwater staff with an approximate cost of$65,000. Staff will evaluate workload and <br /> evaluated needs as the process moves forward. <br /> Existing staff accomplished the work required for this amendment and required advertising costs <br /> were paid from the FY11-12 budget using funds allocated for these activities. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: The Planning staff recommends the Board: <br /> 1. Receive the proposed amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance as detailed in <br /> this abstract and attachments. <br /> 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br /> the proposed amendments. <br /> 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned <br /> to the BOCC in time for the April 17, 2012 BOCC regular meeting. <br /> 4. Adjourn the public hearing until April 17, 2012 in order to receive and accept the Planning <br /> Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br />