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2 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 18, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. C.1 <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment — Mailed Notifications <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan/UDO Amendment INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br /> Outline Form (UDO/Zoning 2016-01) Perdita Holtz, Planning, 245-2578 <br /> 2. Statement of Consistency Craig Benedict, Planning, 245-2592 <br /> 3. Proposed UDO Text Amendments <br /> 4. Draft Planning Board Minutes — January <br /> 6, 2016 <br /> 5. Signed Planning Board Statement of <br /> Consistency <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br /> Ordinance (UDO) text amendments regarding mailed notifications, receive the Planning Board's <br /> recommendation, and consider the course of action on the proposed amendments. <br /> BACKGROUND: The "Amendment Outline Form" (Attachment 1) for these amendments was <br /> approved by the BOCC at its January 21, 2016 regular meeting. The purpose of these <br /> proposed amendments is as follows: <br /> • Correct omissions in Sections 2.7.5, 2.9.1, and 2.9.2 of the UDO that should have been <br /> part of the materials adopted on November 5, 2015 which revised the public hearing <br /> process. <br /> o Specifically, the requirement for certified mail for Neighborhood Information <br /> Meeting (NIM) notifications is proposed to be revised to use first class mail. <br /> o The notification distance was increased from 500-feet to 1,000 feet in these <br /> sections in November 2015 and the intention was to use first class mail for the <br /> notifications but the adopted materials did not reflect the use of first class mail for <br /> the NIM notifications. <br /> • Update mailed notice requirements in Sections 2.15 and 2.24 which relate to the required <br /> Neighborhood Information Meeting for Major Subdivisions (2.15) and Governmental Uses <br /> (2.24). <br /> o Specifically, the mailed notification boundary is proposed to be increased from <br /> 500 feet to 1,000 feet. <br /> o Also, for governmental uses, the requirement for certified mail is proposed to be <br /> revised to use first class mail. <br /> o These sections were not contemplated for modifications in 2015 but staff is <br /> suggesting that notification distances and mailing types should be consistent in <br /> the UDO. <br /> Please see Section B of Attachment 1 for additional background and analysis. <br />