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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: March 6, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 9 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Amendments to Unified Development Ordinance Text: Revise Section 1.6.5 – <br />(Planning Board) Rules of Procedure <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan/Future Land Use <br />Map and Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) Amendment Outline Form <br />(UDO/Zoning-2013-02) <br />2. Amendment Packet <br /> <br />Perdita Holtz, 919-245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, 919-245-2592 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To make a recommendation to the BOCC on Planning Director initiated text <br />amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance to revise Section 1.6.5 – (Planning Board) <br />Rules of Procedure to be consistent with current County processes and procedures. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Board of County Commissioners adopted a general advisory board policy <br />document in 2012 and policies and procedures for the Planning Board in November 2012. This was <br />part of an effort to standardize operations of the numerous boards which advise the BOCC. <br />Because the UDO has a specific section relating to the Planning Board’s Rules of Procedure, the <br />section needs to be updated in order to be consistent with current County processes and <br />procedures. <br />Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis on these amendments and Attachment 2 <br />contains the proposed amendments in a “track changes” format (red text for proposed additions and <br />red strikethrough for proposed deletions). <br /> <br />Public Hearing <br />The proposed UDO amendments were heard at the February 25, 2013 joint public hearing. No <br />members of the public spoke on the proposed UDO amendments and no questions were asked. <br /> <br />Procedural Information <br />In accordance with Section 2.8.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance, any evidence not <br />presented at the public hearing must be submitted in writing prior to the Planning Board’s <br />recommendation. Additional oral evidence may be considered by the Planning Board only if it is <br />for the purpose of presenting information also submitted in writing. The public hearing is held <br />open to a date certain for the purpose of the BOCC receiving the Planning Board’s <br />recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> <br />73