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Article 2: Procedures 30 <br /> Section 2.8: Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> SECTION • Zoning Atlas and <br /> DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE <br /> UDO Amendments <br /> 2.8.1 Review and Approval Flow Chart <br /> Application <br /> The review and approval process for a Zoning Atlas and Unified Submittal <br /> Development Ordinance Amendment is shown in the <br /> procedure's flowchart. See proposed revised <br /> 2.8.2 Amendment Initiation flow chart on next page <br /> (A) An amendment to this Ordinance or the Zoning Atlas ana Hnaiysi� <br /> may be initiated by: <br /> (1) The Board of County Commissioners on its Schedule/Advertise <br /> motion; <br /> Public Hearing and <br /> (2) The Planning Board; Mail Required <br /> (3) Application, by any person or agency, or Notifications <br /> (4) The Planning Director. <br /> (B) If a request for consideration of an amendment proposal Hold Public Hearing and Receive Public <br /> is submitted directly to the Board of County Comments <br /> Commissioners, said Board may decline to consider the <br /> request or may refer the amendment proposal to the <br /> Planning Director for preparation of an amendment <br /> application. Planning Board Review <br /> (C) Once initiated, all amendments shall be referred to the and Recommendation <br /> Planning Board.32 <br /> 2.8.3 Contents of Application Decision by the BOCC <br /> Applications shall contain the following: <br /> (A) For amendments to the Zoning Atlas: <br /> (1) A map at a legible scale showing the land which would be covered by the <br /> proposed amendment, and <br /> (2) A legal description of the land. <br /> (B) For amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance text: <br /> (1) A copy of the existing text provision(s)which the applicant proposes for <br /> amendment, and <br /> (2) A written statement which describes in detail the changes the applicant proposes <br /> to make. <br /> (C) The alleged error in the Zoning Atlas and/or Unified Development Ordinance text that <br /> would be corrected by the proposed amendment with a detailed explanation of such error <br /> 32 These proposed revisions here and on subsequent pages incorporate the discussion the Planning Board had in <br /> October, November,and December 2014 and which the BOCC discussed on May 12, 2015. The cadence of the <br /> review process would be revised to have the Planning Board make its recommendation prior to the public hearing. <br /> Notices would be mailed to nearby property owners and a sign(s)would be posted;this revision will notify nearby <br /> property owners of potential changes much earlier in the process. Although the Planning Board meeting would <br /> not be an official public hearing,the public could address the Planning Board (the existing requirement for written <br /> comments only is not proposed to continue in this revised process)and the Planning Board can take all public <br /> comments into consideration when making its recommendation. <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-28 <br />