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Attachment 4 <br />Because the UDO has been amended since these comments were made, referenced sections may be slightly off as some portions of the UDO have been <br />renumbered. <br />17 <br />Implementation Bridge - Future Phase Suggestions Planning Staff Comment <br />56.Identify time lags and the reason - such as delays caused by review <br />board’s schedules.see #51 above <br />57.Identify how approval processes can be simple, efficient, and <br />short.see #51 above <br />58. <br />Examine other review and approval processes such as Durham’s <br />Development Advisory Committee (DAC) and Design District <br />Review Team (DDRT) which are efficient and streamlined. <br />59. <br />The members of the above DAC and DDRT are similar to Orange <br />County’s Development Advisory Committee (DAC) but have Rules <br />of Procedure, meetings, minutes and quorum requirements <br />consistent with state Statutes. This could replace our current <br />review approval processes when a rezoning application meets all <br />applicable standards. <br />Because a rezoning must be approved by the local elected officials, staff <br />believes that perhaps this commenter was referring to subdivision <br />approvals, not rezoning applications. <br />60.Where we have electronic means to notify the public, we should <br />add this as an expectation or requirement. <br />Rather than adding this to the UDO, staff would recommend that this <br />become a policy instead of part of an ordinance. The County maintains <br />electronic notification lists, which includes the ability to be notified when <br />BOCC agendas are posted to the County website. <br />61. <br />As people become accustomed to this new document it will be <br />important to provide different kinds of helpful guidance for users <br />to find the sections of the document that are pertinent to their <br />needs. The “Comparative Table” is quite helpful, and is an example <br />of the guidance that will be needed during the transition. Having <br />some kind of on-line search mechanism would be helpful. Perhaps <br />that is already under development. <br />The UDO has been in use (and on-line) since April 2011 and staff has not <br />received complaints about the document. The County has made the <br />decision to begin to use MuniCode to maintain its ordinances so the UDO <br />will soon be converted to MuniCode's format. <br />62.At what point in time will we define metrics of whether the UDO is <br />succeeding? <br />75