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Attachment 1 <br />NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />A joint public hearing will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough <br />Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, February 25, 2013 <br />at 7:00 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or <br />against the following items: <br />1. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: In accordance with <br />the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance <br />Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has <br />initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). <br />Text amendments are proposed to Section(s) 2.4.1 Zoning Compliance Permits - <br />Applicability, 2.5.2 Application Requirements, and 7.6.3 Land Suitability. <br />In April of 2012 the County modified the UDO to adopt State required stormwater <br />management standards. This included adoption of land disturbance thresholds <br />requiring the submittal of formal, professionally prepared, stormwater <br />management and erosion control plans. <br />The purpose of this amendment is to modify existing language to provide <br />additional reference to these thresholds in an effort to avoid requiring project <br />applicants to submit multiple, professionally prepared, plans for a single <br />development project. <br />Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed <br />amendment. <br />2. Vnified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: In accordance ith <br />the pr ions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development inance <br />Amendmen f the Unified Development Ordinance the Plann irector has <br />initiated an amen nt to the text of the Unified Developm rdinance (UDO). <br />Text amendments are pro-pbsed to Section ,s .14.1 Review and Decision <br />Process Flow Chart - Minor Su sio 2.15.5 Certificate of Adequacy of <br />Public School Facilities, 6.19 Ade e lic Facilities: Schools, and Section <br />7.14.3 (F) (3) (g) Final Plat Sp ' nations. <br />The purpose of th endments is to ensure County regu i ns and procedures <br />are complian i h recent North Carolina case law. Specifically, amendment <br />will re e the Certificate of Adequate Public Schools (CAPS) dens ovision <br />rt of the development approval process when school capacity is excee <br />3 <br />