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Article 2: Procedures 17 Section 2.4: Zoning Compliance Permits Amendments initiated by Orange County shall not be subject to time limitatio other than those specified by the Board of County Commissioners during the geblic hearing (E) Eviden of presented at the public hearing may be submi in writing to the Planning Board for co eration prior to the Planning Board's r mmendation to the Board of County Commissi rs. The Planning Board ma nsider additional oral evidence only if it is for the purpose o esenting informati Iso submitted in writing. 2.3.11 Action by Board of County Commissii (A) The Board of County Com K sinners sha-THkot consider enactment of the proposed amendment until the P ning Board either MAON,Iiis recommendation or takes no action on the applicatio s prescribed in this section. (B) In makinRKdecision, the Board of Commissioners shall c6iider all relevant evidence pres ed at the public hearing and any submitted written evide that was considered the Planning Board in making its recommendation. The Board of Commissioners, upon receipt of a recommended Comprehensi Ian or portion thereof from the Planning Board, shall consider such recommendations an do them by resolution, either unchanged or with modifications. 2.4.1 Applicability (A) As required by this Ordinance, a Zoning Compliance Permit must be issued before any new site development, building, structure, or vehicular use area may be erected, constructed or used. (B) Submittal and approval of a site plan (see Section 2.5) is required for issuance of a Zoning Compliance Permit except for: (1) Single- family detached dwellings and duplexes, and accessory structures to those residential uses shall require a plot plan as detailed within Section 2.4.3 of this Ordinance. Lake WaateFshed i8GtinYed DiStFint cite plan appFeval shall he rerrirert ■ i In those instances. however. where the proposed level of land disturbance exceeds established thresholds as detailed within Section 6.14.5 of the Ordinance a formal site plan, prepared in accordance with Section 2.5, shall be required for submittal and approval.2 This site plan shall contain all required elements associated with obtaininq a Zoning Compliance, Erosion Control, and Stormwater permit as detailed herein," The existing wording of the UDO has created confusion in the past over when a site plan is required. We have streamlined existing language in an attempt to eliminate confusion and specifically spell out when a plot plan versus a site plan is actually required.. 2 This paragraph has been modified based on the Planning Board recommendation made during the March 6, 2013 regular meeting. 3 The red bold text was added to address comments from the January 9, 2013 ORC meeting where members wanted some language encouraging the submittal of a single site plan complying with all zoning and erosion control /stonmwater permit requirements. Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 2 -7