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4 <br /> Commissioner Price thanked a class for recently asking her to come and speak on <br /> voting. <br /> Commissioner Price said Representative Paul Lucke passed away on Saturday. <br /> Chair McKee said he would like to brag about his stepson, Robert Moore, who recently <br /> competed in the Ironman Triathlon in Wilmington. <br /> 4. Proclamations/ Resolutions/ Special Presentations <br /> NONE <br /> 5. Public Hearings <br /> a. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendments — Hillsborough Economic <br /> Development District <br /> The Board conducted a continued public hearing, reviewed revisions incorporated in <br /> response to comments made at the September 12 Quarterly Public Hearing, including drive- <br /> thrus, and considered action on government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO that <br /> would modify some development standards, types of permitted uses, and use standards within <br /> the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD) and which would revise the <br /> Manufacturing, Assembly & Processing sections of the Table of Permitted Uses - General Use <br /> Zoning Districts and Conditional Zoning Districts. <br /> Perdita Holtz, Orange County Planning, made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> UDO Amendments - Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD) <br /> Board of County Commissioners Meeting <br /> November 1, 2016 <br /> Item 5-a <br /> Presenter: Perdita Holtz, AICP <br /> Refresher on Overview <br /> • Modify some development standards <br /> • Revisions to types of permitted uses <br /> • Amendments to some use-specific standards <br /> • [presented more in-depth at the quarterly public hearing] <br /> Purpose of Amendments <br /> • County is currently working on plans to extend water and sewer infrastructure to parcels <br /> south of Interstate 40. <br /> • Desire to better promote economic development opportunities, especially high-tech <br /> research and development/manufacturing. <br /> o By-right approvals important to enhance competitiveness during site selection <br /> process. <br /> • Site selection specialists send detailed questionnaires to potential <br /> communities. <br /> • Used to weed out communities that don't have sites ready-to-go. <br /> • Continued interest to simplify and shorten review processes, where feasible. <br /> • Ensure standards are in place to promote development that will have minimal impacts <br /> on surrounding properties. <br /> Recent History <br />