Agenda - 11-14-2017 - D.2 - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and Zoning Atlas Amendments

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Article 1: Administrati28 Section 1.3: Board of County Commissioners • be determined by scaling the distances on Flood Insurance Study maps; and locating the outer limits of the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District.4 SECTION 1.3: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS 1. 1 Responsibilities The Orange County Board of Commissioners shall have the following responsibilities in elation to e administration of this Ordinance: (A Hear and decide applications for amendments to the text, schedules, and • ap portions of this Ordinance, which shall be processed in accordance with the provisions detailed erein. In exercising this power, the Board is bound by the State ena• ng legislation, the t: ms of this Ordinance, and applicable court decisions in carrying • t its legislative fun.tion. (B) Hear . d decide applications for the approval of Class A Spe ..I Use permit as noted in the Sch.•ule of Permitted Uses as requiring approval of the oard of Commissioners, which sha be processed in accordance with the provisio . detailed herein. In exercising this power, ,e Board is bound by the State enabling leg•slation, the terms of this Ordinance, an applicable court decisions in carrying •ut its decision making function within a quasi-ju.icial capacity and shall make its d: isions based on substantial evidence containee in its record of proceedings -'d shall be bound by the general and specific standards a • requirements of the pa • ular Special Use as defined herein. (C) Hear and decide applic- ions appealing tho - decisions appealed to the Board of County Commissioners. (D) Establish Rules of Procedur- for the c. duct of hearings and other proceedings before the Board of County Commissioners *n exercising responsibilities identified herein. (E) Make the necessary appointmen : to the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. (F) Provide, by appropriation, fun• for t• - administration of this Ordinance. SECTION 1.4: PLANNING DIRECTOR 1.4.1 Responsibilities (A) The Planning Dire► or, or his/her designee, shal ave the responsibility for the administration, it erpretation, and enforcement of is Ordinance. (B) Within this 0 finance, `Planning Director' is synonymous with the individual actually serving in •at capacity or a designated employee unle . otherwise specified. (C) The PI-•ning Director is an employee of the County hired o and reporting to the County Man-•er and shall have the following duties in respect to thi• Ordinance: (1 Administering all provisions of this Ordinance for which .dministrative responsibilities are not otherwise expressly assigned; (2) Making interpretations of the provisions of this Ordinance; (3) Reviewing all applications submitted in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance to ensure compliance with the provisions of this Ordin-Ice; (4) Coordinating County staffs compliance with duties and responsibiliti-. specified in this Ordinance; 4 As we are eliminating the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District,these provisions are no longer necessary. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-9