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JUNE 16, 2015 BOCC REGULAR MEETING AGENDA ITEM: 5-a UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENT IMPERVIOUS SURFACE REGULATIONS BACKGROUND • Staff and Board members have received numerous inquiries related to increasing allowable impervious surface area. • Staff summarized issues/options in memo presented at the March 3, 2015 regular BOCC meeting. • BOCC authorized amendment process at its March 17, 2015 regular meeting. • Staff presented amendment(s) to: • OWASA (April 23, 2015) • Commission for the Environment (April 13, 2015) • Solicited Comments from Town(s) of Chapel Hill and Carrboro • Item presented at May 26, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing. • Planning Board reviewed at its June 3, 2015 regular meeting. WHAT HAS CHANGED • Additional language added to Section 4.2.5 to ensure parcels created via cluster subdivision process, in compliance with established density limits, qualify for modification. o Change noted in Bold Green Underlined Text • Planning Board recommending adding requirement to Section 4.2.8 requiring anyone going through process to post a performance bond. o Change noted in Bold Blue Underlined Text BACKGROUND • Staff and Board members have received numerous inquiries related to increasing allowable impervious surface area. • Staff summarized issues/options in memo presented at the March 3, 2015 regular BOCC meeting. • BOCC authorized amendment process at its March 17, 2015 regular meeting. • Item presented at May 26, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing RECOMMENDATION The Manager recommends the Board: 1. Receive the Planning Board's recommendation. 2. Close the public hearing. 3. Deliberate as necessary on the proposed amendments. 4. Decide accordingly and/or adopt the Statement of Consistency, contained within Attachment 2, and the Ordinance amending the UDO contained within Attachment 3, as recommended by the Planning Board and staff. Commissioner Dorosin asked if Michael Harvey could review the example scenario included as part of the hand out.