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Attachment for dinner meeting agenda <br /> Activities/Projects Identified by the Planning Board and Planning Staff for 2014: <br /> 1. Agricultural Support Enterprises: UDO text amendments scheduled for February <br /> 2014 QPH <br /> 2. Public Hearing Process: UDO text amendments to consider changes to the <br /> existing public hearing process (scheduled for February 2014 QPH) <br /> 3. Efland Overlay Districts: UDO Text, Zoning Atlas, and Comprehensive Plan <br /> Amendments to add two new overlay zoning districts in the Efland area and specify <br /> design standards for the areas. (This item was denied by the BOCC in February <br /> 2013 but is scheduled to be reconsidered at the February 2014 QPH). <br /> 4. Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Interlocal Agreement Implementation- <br /> Hillsborough-Orange County ETJ (Extraterritorial Jurisdiction) Swaps (early 2014) <br /> 5. Town of Hillsborough/Orange County Interlocal Agreement Implementation: <br /> Comprehensive Plan and UDO amendments to implement the Town of <br /> Hillsborough/Orange County Central Orange Coordinated Area Land Use Plan <br /> (scheduled for February 2014 QPH) <br /> 6. New and/or Revised Zoning District: UDO text amendment to adopt a new <br /> general use zoning district and/or"fine tune" existing ED zoning to match locational <br /> attributes for targeted research and development industry and applied light <br /> manufacturing. <br /> 7. Rural Buffer Clustering: Address clustering in the Rural Buffer to allow smaller lot <br /> sizes while maintaining a minimum density of 2 units per acre <br /> 8. Legislative Changes: Amend regulations as necessary in response to legislative <br /> changes at the State level <br /> 9. Streamline Regulations: Continue to streamline regulations where possible <br /> 10. 2014 BOCC Retreat: Any priorities that emerge at the January 2014 BOCC retreat <br /> Emerging Issues Identified by the Planning Board and Planning Staff for 2014: <br /> 1. Rural Enterprises: Continue to expand rural enterprises by completing work on <br /> "Agricultural Support Enterprises" and Home Occupation standards. Determine <br /> need to address water& sewage disposal issues in the Rural Activity Nodes to <br /> encourage development in these nodes. <br /> 2. Streamlining: Streamline the project approval/public hearing process by revising <br /> the existing quarterly public hearing process. <br /> 3. Emergency Access: Work with appropriate staff/departments to better ensure <br /> properties can be reached by emergency personnel (e.g., driveway width and <br /> clearance, bridge weight limit signage and sufficiency to allow a fire truck to pass, <br /> gate width, curve radii sufficient for emergency vehicles). <br /> 4. Mass Gathering/Special Events: Revisions to UDO regarding mass gathering and <br /> special events (must wait until after Emergency Services/Attorney's Office enacts a <br /> Mass Gathering Ordinance) <br /> 5. Pre-zoning for Economic Development Projects: Continue to "prezone" areas <br /> where possible to focus growth in appropriate areas with consistent land uses, <br /> thereby improving the review and approval process. <br />