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NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD A joint public hearing will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, February 25, 2013 at 7:00 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: Unified DevelopmentOrdinance (UDO) Text Amendment: 1.In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendmentsof the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Text amendments are proposed to Section(s) 2.4.1 Zoning CompliancePermits – Applicability, 2.5.3 Plan Specifications, and 7.6.3 Land Suitability. In April of 2012 the County modified the UDO to adoptStaterequiredstormwater management standards. This included adoption of land disturbance thresholds requiring the submittal of formal, professionally prepared,stormwater management and erosion control plans. The purpose of thisamendment isto modify existing language to provide additional reference to these thresholds in an effort to avoid requiring project applicantsto submitmultiple, professionally prepared, plans for asingle development project. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed amendment. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment 2.: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendmentsof the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO). Text amendments are proposed to Section(s)2.14.1 Review and Decision Process Flow Chart – Minor Subdivisions, 2.15.5 Certificate of Adequacy of Public School Facilities, 6.19 Adequate Public Facilities: Schools, and Section 7.14.3 (F) (3) (g) Final Plat Specifications. The purpose of the amendments is to ensure County regulations and procedures are compliant with recent North Carolina case law. Specifically, the amendment will remove the Certificate of Adequate Public Schools(CAPS) denial provision as part of the development approval process when schoolcapacity is exceeded.