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Statutes/Rules. The changes have been suggested by MuniCode, a corporation <br />retained by Orange County to codify the County’s ordinances, and are a result of <br />MuniCode’s legal review of the County’s UDO.The legal review was completed in <br />order to prepare the ordinance for codification. The changes are not substantive but <br />the text amendment must go through the normal amendment process since the <br />County’s UDO does not allow for manifest errors to be corrected without a formal <br />amendment. <br /> <br />2.Analysis <br />As required under Section 2.8.5 of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning <br />Director is required to: ‘causean analysis to be made of the application and, based <br />upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning <br />Board and the Board of County Commissioners’.The following information is offered: <br />These amendments are being proposed inorder to ensure the correct State <br />statutes/rules are referenced in the UDOand to ensure the requirements of the UDO <br />are consistent with State statutes. <br />The change to the language in Section 6.16.4is being proposed because §113A-8(b) <br />of the North Carolina General Statutes states that major development projects for <br />which an environmental impact statement (EIS)is required by aFederal or State <br />agency shall be exempt from EIS submittal requirements of a local government. <br />However, since the local government can require that the applicant submit a copy of <br />the EIS submitted to the Federal or State agency, staff is suggesting that said EIS <br />may be required. <br />3.Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />No direct linkage to the Principles,Goals, and Objectives of the Comprehensive <br />Plan. This amendment is proposed in order to engage in “good housekeeping” by <br />correcting reference errors in the UDOand ensuring the requirements of the UDO <br />are consistent with State statutes. <br />4.New Statutes and Rules <br />Some of the proposed corrections are attributable to changes made over the years in <br />the numbering system used by the State. <br />C.PROCESS <br />1.TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a.BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />October 2, 2012 <br />b.Quarterly Public Hearing <br />November 19, 2012 <br />2 <br /> <br />