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31 <br />Mission /Scope: The public hearing process followed is specified in the Orange <br />County UDO and is consistent with NC General Statutes. For text amendments, the <br />process consists of legal advertisements published for two consecutive weeks prior to <br />the public hearing and the public hearing. <br />a. Planning Board Review: <br />April 4, 2012 (Ordinance Review Committee) <br />July 11, 2012 (Review /Recommendation) <br />b. Advisory Boards: <br />N/A <br />c. Local Government Review: <br />These text amendments are not subject to JPA review because they do not <br />affect the Rural Buffer. <br />d. Outreach: <br />® General Public: ;Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes <br />';and Orange County ordinance requirements. For text <br />;amendments, the process consists of legal advertisements <br />published for two consecutive weeks prior to the public <br />hearing and the public hearina. <br />❑ Small Area Plan Work group: <br />❑ Other: I <br />3. FISCAL IMPACT <br />_ _... _._ ..... ..... <br />___..__. <br />Consideration and approval of the proposed amendments will not create the need for <br />additional funding. Existing Planning staff will research and write amendments, as <br />well as coordinate processing and reviews. Associated advertising costs were <br />included in the FY11 -12 Budget. <br />The amendments are in response to the BOCC directive to focus on economic <br />development - related initiatives. The purpose of the proposed amendments is to allow <br />for a greater intensity of property use in areas of the county to be served by water and <br />sewer systems. This is proposed to be accomplished by revising the Dimensional and <br />Ratio Standards of various zoning districts for properties located in certain Future Land <br />Use classifications, specifically, the Commercial Transition Activity Nodes and the <br />Commercial - Industrial Transition Activity Nodes. The result will be a potential for greater <br />intensi /density in areas of the county designated for growth. <br />4 <br />