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Chair McKee noted that Commissioner Price was unable to attend the meeting this evening. 2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment - To review government- initiated amendments to the text of the UDO regarding car sales and rental operations. Michael Harvey reminded the Board that this is the last item that will be heard under the joint public hearing process. He said the UDO was amended, beginning January 1, 2016, and items will begin in Planning Board Meeting. He said this is the last meeting where an item will be referred to the Planning Board. Michael Harvey noted that page 27 of the abstract provides a background; pages 32 through the 37 show some examples of existing automotive businesses; and page 38 shows the proposed text amendment. BACKGROUND: Staff has seen an increase in the number of automotive sale/rental business operating within the County and has begun receiving complaints related to the storage and display of vehicles (i.e. too many cars being displayed, parking over septic fields, parking in required buffer areas, parking in public road rights-of-way, etc.). Currently, the County limits only the total number of cars that can be parked and/or displayed for an automotive sales business located within the Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) general use zoning district. Staff is proposing to develop comprehensive regulations designed to limit the overcrowding of automotive sales operations within all general use zoning districts where such land uses are permitted. Staff has also provided pictures of existing motor vehicles sales/rental businesses in Attachment 2 to assist in illustrating the concern(s). Michael Harvey made the following PowerPoint presentation: November 23, 2015 Agenda Item: C-2 Public Hearing-Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment Display of Vehicles at Motor Vehicle Sales/rental Land Uses Orange County Planning Department Background • 2012 text amendment petition by local property owner limited display of cars to 12 within Neighborhood Commercial (NC-2) district, • Staff has seen an increase in number of vehicles stored on sites throughout County, • Believe there is room to increase number of allowable cars and require property owner/applicant to definitively delineate car display areas on a site plan to avoid confusion. Proposal: • Amend the UDO to base number of vehicles stored on property on acreage. — Staff is recommending a limit of 25 cars per acre for property zoned Nc-2, EC-5, E-I to address exiting issues. — Staff is recommending a limit of 45 cars per acre for property in urbanizing areas. • Require mandatory designation of vehicle display area, and • Allow for incidental storage of additional vehicles so long as they are screened from view.