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62 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 18, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. E.1 <br /> SUBJECT: Review of Minimum Lot Size and Density Allowances for Subdivisions <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Tables Outlining Minimum Lot Sizes and Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br /> Density Requirements for Parcels Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> 2. Growth Management System Map <br /> 3. Water and Sewer Management, Planning, <br /> and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA) <br /> Map <br /> PURPOSE: To review and discuss the County's subdivision development and review <br /> processes, focusing primarily on minimum lot size and density limitations as they relate to the <br /> clustering of subdivision lots. This item was developed to address a petition submitted by <br /> Commissioner Pelissier to identify opportunities and constraints within current regulations <br /> associated with the clustering subdivision lots. <br /> This represents one component of a larger discussion related to reducing development costs in <br /> an effort to promote affordable housing development. <br /> BACKGROUND: A subdivision is defined within Article 10 Definitions of the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) as: <br /> All divisions of a tract or parcel of land into two or more lots, building sites or other <br /> divisions for the purpose of sale or building development (whether immediate or <br /> future) and includes all division of land involving the dedication of a new street or a <br /> change in existing streets. <br /> Regulations governing the development of a subdivision are contained within Article 7 of the <br /> UDO, a copy of which can be viewed at: <br /> http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/planning and inspections/UDO MOST CURREN <br /> T updated 120915.pdf. <br /> Allowable lot sizes and density for a subdivision project are based on the general use zoning <br /> designation of the property as well as its location within a Watershed Protection Overlay Zoning <br /> District. Please refer to Attachment 1 for more information on these standards. <br /> Subdivision Classifications: Section 7.2 of the UDO classifies subdivisions as: <br /> a. Exempt Subdivision: a division of land not recognized by State law as constituting a <br /> `subdivision' of property and, therefore, not regulated including: <br />