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ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: September 9, 2013 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No. E.1 <br />SUBJECT: Agricultural Support Enterprises and Project Review Processes <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections, <br />Economic Development, Environmental Health, <br />DEAPR <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Review Process Flow Charts <br />2. Memos from Environmental Health and <br />Building Inspections <br />3. Chart of Basic Zoning Program <br />4. Draft UDO and Comprehensive Plan <br />Text Amendments <br />PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />Perdita Holtz, Planning, 245 -2578 <br />Michael Harvey, Planning, 245 -2597 <br />Peter Sandbeck, DEAPR, 245 -2517 <br />Tom Konsler, Environmental Health, 245- <br />2370 <br />Dan Bruce, Building & Inspections, 245- <br />2604 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning, 245 -2592 <br />PURPOSE: To give staff input /direction on the review process to be proposed as part of the <br />Unified Development Ordinance text amendments related to Agricultural Support Enterprises <br />(ASE). <br />BACKGROUND: Since the BOCC work session on May 14, 2013 when the ASE project was <br />discussed, staff has drafted the necessary amendments to the UDO and Comprehensive Plan. <br />The materials for the May 14 meeting, which included links to all other BOCC agendas when <br />this topic was discussed, can be found at http:// orangecountync .gov /occierks /130514.pdf. <br />The previous work (pre -2010) on the ASE program proposed a review process intended to <br />streamline review of ASE - related projects that require a BOCC public hearing. The proposed <br />review process, which is shown on one of the flow charts in Attachment 1, would be a change <br />from the County's existing joint Planning Board /BOCC quarterly public hearing process. The <br />existing process is also depicted in a flow chart in Attachment 1. <br />Attachment 2 contains memos from the Environmental Health Department and Building <br />Inspections Division regarding the applicability of the regulations these departments administer <br />to bona fide farms and ASE - related uses. <br />Purpose of Work Session Item <br />Staff is requesting BOCC input /direction on the review process to be applied to projects that <br />require a BOCC public hearing (rezonings and Class A Special Use Permits). Options are: <br />