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Implementation Bridge - Future Phase Suggestions Planning Staff Comment <br />page 14 Explore ways to shorten review and approval processes. <br />Significant amendments pertaining to economic development were <br />adopted on February 7, 2012. Additionally, proposed changes to the <br />existing public hearing process will be brought forward for the Feb. 2014 <br />QPH. <br />page 14 Include metrics for approval time for each process. <br />page 14 Review telecommunication towers process.Staff considers this to be COMPLETED with the Telecom amendments <br />that were adopted on May 1, 2012. <br />page 14 Revisit roles and responsibilities of Planning Board vs. Board of <br />Commissioners for approval decisions. <br />page 14 Where we have electronic means to notify the public, we should <br />add those as required notification mechanisms. <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 />page 14 <br />Reconsider public notification requirements for differences <br />between rural versus suburban locations (in terms of distance for <br />notice requirements). <br />Staff recommends that notification requirements remain as written as <br />rural rezonings do not have a greater area of immediate impact when <br />compared to suburban/urban rezonings. The County's notification <br />procedures comply with State statutes and include sign posting(s) and <br />newspaper advertisements in addition to mailed letters to property <br />owners within 500 feet of a parcel proposed for rezoning. <br />page 14 Consider new ideas for public notification. <br />Rather than adding new requirements to the UDO, staff would <br />recommend that any new ideas become a policy instead of part of an <br />ordinance. The County maintains electronic notification lists, which <br />includes the ability to be notified when BOCC agendas are posted to the <br />County website. <br />page 14 Include more cross-references, on-line search mechanisms.The UDO will soon begin to be maintained by MuniCode using their <br />standard protocol <br />page 14 Mention the Orange County / Town of Hillsborough Interlocal <br />Agreement. <br />Work on a joint land use plan was initiated in September 2012 and the <br />Joint Land Use Plan was heard at the Sep. 2013 QPH. Text will be added <br />to the UDO as necessary as items move through the adoption process. <br />77