Agenda - 02-18-2016 - C1 Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment - Mailed Notifications

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3 Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of proposed text amendments, including the: i. Statement of Consistency contained in Attachment 2, which indicates the proposed text amendments are consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan, are reasonable, and are in the public interest, and ii. The text amendment as contained in Attachment 3. Planning Board Recommendation: At its January 6, 2016 meeting, the Board voted (9-1) to recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency and the amendment package. Minutes from this meeting are included in Attachment 4 and the signed Statement of Consistency is Attachment 5. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Existing staff will complete the necessary work required for this amendment. Adoption of the proposed revisions is not expected to cause significant financial impacts (negative or positive). SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following social justice goal is applicable to this agenda item: GOAL: ENABLE FULL CIVIC PARTICIPATION Ensure that Orange County residents are able to engage government through voting and volunteering by eliminating disparities in participation and barriers to participation. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Administration recommends the Board: 1. Receive the proposed amendments to the UDO as detailed in this abstract and attachments. 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept comment on the proposed amendments. 3. Close the public hearing. (Note that, because this is a legislative decision, additional comments at a later date are permitted). 4. Decide on one of the following options: a. Adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 2) and Ordinance (Attachment 3). b. Defer a decision to a later BOCC regular meeting date. c. Refer the item back to the Planning Board for a specific purpose.