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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 5, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 5-e <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment— Public Hearing Process <br /> Revisions - Closure of Public Hearing and Action (No Additional Comments <br /> Accepted) <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1 . Comprehensive Plan/UDO Amendment Perdita Holtz, Planning, 245-2578 <br /> Outline Form Craig Benedict, Planning, 245-2592 <br /> 2. Statement of Consistency <br /> 3. Proposed Ordinance <br /> 4. Excerpt of September 8, 2015 Draft Quarterly <br /> Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 5. Excerpt of October 7, 2015 Draft Planning <br /> Board Minutes and Signed Statement of <br /> Consistency <br /> 6. Timeline Examples <br /> PURPOSE: To receive the Planning Board recommendation, close the public hearing, and make <br /> a decision on text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) initiated by the <br /> Planning Director to revise the existing public hearing process for UDO-, Comprehensive Plan-, <br /> and Zoning Atlas-related items. <br /> BACKGROUND: The "Amendment Outline Form" (Attachment 1) for these amendments was <br /> approved by the BOCC at its June 2, 2015 regular meeting, after discussion of the topic at the <br /> May 12, 2015 BOCC work session. Please see Section B of Attachment 1 for background and <br /> analysis, including information on three objectives at the top of page 4 of the Amendment Outline <br /> Form. <br /> The amendment was presented at the September 8, 2015 Quarterly Public Hearing. Agenda <br /> materials from that meeting are available at <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/document center/BOCCAgendaMinutes/150908.pdf. The video <br /> for the public hearing is available for viewing at: http://orange- <br /> nc.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.Php?view id=2&clip id=958 and an excerpt of the draft minutes <br /> are included in Attachment 4. <br /> As a result of comments made at the public hearing, the following modifications have been made <br /> to the amendment materials (depicted in uranyt; text in Attachment 3): <br />