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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 2, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8-j <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Amendment Outline and Schedule — <br /> Clarification of Recently Approved Subdivision Regulations <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan/UDO Amendment Patrick Mallett, Planner II, (919) 245-2577 <br /> Outline Form (UDO/Zoning 2017-01) Craig Benedict, Director, (919) 245-2592 <br /> PURPOSE: To consider and approve process components and schedules for a staff initiated <br /> Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendment. <br /> BACKGROUND: At the November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing, staff presented a UDO <br /> text amendment proposing the modification of existing regulations and application <br /> review/approval processes for subdivisions. The amendment(s) were ultimately approved on <br /> January 24, 2017 incorporating several BOCC amendments. <br /> While incorporating the approved amendments within the UDO, staff discovered several <br /> inconsistencies between the public hearing packet and the approved ordinance. The purpose <br /> of this amendment is to correct these inconsistences. None of the necessary changes will <br /> impact the amendments requested by BOCC members at either the November 21, 2016 or <br /> January 24, 2017 meetings, which have already been incorporated into the current UDO. <br /> For additional information and background, please see Section B of Attachment 1. <br /> As with all text amendments there is an internal staff review/comment period of proposed <br /> language in accordance with the provisions of Section 1.9 Development Advisory Committee of <br /> the UDO, which includes multiple Departments (i.e. DEAPR, Solid Waste, the County Attorney's <br /> office, etc.). <br /> FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding <br /> for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement will be paid <br /> from FY2016-17 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff included <br /> in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required to process these <br /> amendments. <br /> SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to <br /> this agenda item: <br />