Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
4 <br /> 10.Article 10 Definitions <br /> n Other: <br /> B. RATIONALE <br /> 1. Purpose/Mission <br /> In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified <br /> Development Ordinance Amendments of the UDO, the Planning Director is <br /> proposing to initiate text amendments to correct inconsistences, omissions, and <br /> conflicts in existing subdivision regulations as adopted by the BOCC at its January <br /> 24, 2017 regular meeting. <br /> 2. Analysis <br /> As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: <br /> `cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, <br /> prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of <br /> County Commissioners'. <br /> At the November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing staff presented a UDO text <br /> amendment proposing the modification of existing subdivision regulations. The <br /> amendment package was approved on January 24, 2017. <br /> While incorporating these amendments staff discovered inconsistencies and <br /> omissions between the public hearing packet and the approved ordinance including: <br /> • Improper references to required minimum lot area for general use zoning <br /> districts, <br /> • Inconsistent use of terminology, and <br /> • Incorrect citations to section(s) of the UDO. <br /> The majority of these necessary revisions appeared correctly within the November <br /> 21, 2017 quarterly public hearing packet. While preparing for the January 24, 2017 <br /> BOCC regular meeting staff utilized the wrong version of the amendment package, <br /> which led to the creation of the aforementioned discrepancies. <br /> This text amendment resolves these errors, ensures the ordinance is consistent, and <br /> meets legal sufficiency. <br /> 3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br /> Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, <br /> efficient, and responsive. <br /> 4. New Statutes and Rules <br /> N/A <br /> 2 <br />