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ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: April 7, 2015 Action Agenda Item No. 6 -g SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline and Schedule for the May 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y /N) No ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Amendment Outline for Rezoning of Ashley Moncado, Planner II, 919-245 - Property at Corner of US Highway 70 2589 and Frazier Road (UDO /Zoning 2015- Michael Harvey, Planner III, 919 -245- 03) 2597 Craig Benedict, Planning Director, 919- 245 -2592 PURPOSE: To consider and approve process components and schedule for a government initiated Zoning Atlas amendment for the May 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing. BACKGROUND: In early February 2015, the Orange County Planning and Inspections Department received a non - residential site plan for a parcel, currently zoned as Rural Residential (R -1) and located at the corner of US Highway 70 and Frazier Road. The parcel is also located within the Efland- Cheeks Highway 70 Overlay District (ECOD). The ECOD had anticipated some commercial nodes within the corridor, such as this intersection. Due to the parcel's location within the ECOD and based on existing standards contained in the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), the proposed non - residential use would be classified as a "permitted use" in the R -1 Zoning District and would be required to follow Section 2.5, Site Plan Review. However, concerns were recently presented to Planning Staff by the County Attorney's Office regarding existing language contained in the UDO and consistency with State Statute regarding zoning overlay districts. Based on these concerns, the parcel would require a rezoning from Rural Residential (R -1) to Neighborhood Commercial (NC -2) in order to accommodate and permit the non - residential development proposal for this parcel. Text amendments to the ECOD standards are also necessary and are being prepared as a separate action for the September 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement will be paid from FY2014 -15 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required to process this amendment. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached Amendment Outline form and direct staff to proceed accordingly.