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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 1, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments <br />for Agricultural Support Enterprises Within the Rural Buffer Land Use Classification <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan/UDO Amendment <br />Outline Form (UDO/Zoning 2013-10) <br />2. Statement of Consistency <br />3. Proposed UDO and Comprehensive Plan <br />Text Amendments <br />4. February 24, 2014 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing Minutes <br />5. Resolutions Adopted by the Towns of <br />Carrboro and Chapel Hill <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 Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance to implement a <br />program commonly referred to as “Agricultural Support Enterprises” within the Rural Buffer land <br />use classification. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The form in Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis <br />regarding these County initiated amendments that will implement a program that has been in <br />development since 2001. The Planning Board previously recommended approval of the <br />amendments at its May 7, 2014 meeting (agenda and minutes available at: <br />http://orangecountync.gov/planning/planningboard.asp). <br /> <br />As has been indicated throughout this process, amendments to the Joint Planning Land Use <br />Plan and Agreement are necessary before the County can adopt implementing regulations to its <br />Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill have approved <br />Resolutions endorsing amendment of the Joint Planning documents (see Attachment 5) and <br />which contain recommendations regarding the UDO amendments. The recommendations made <br />by the Towns have been incorporated into the amendment package contained in Attachment 3. <br />Staff is bringing this item back to the Planning Board for two reasons: <br />1. To allow for Planning Board review of the changes to the text that have been made in <br />response to the Towns’ recommendations (these are indicated in green text in the <br />amendment package in Attachment 3). <br />2. Since the Planning Board’s previous recommendation, the requirement for a formal <br />Statement of Consistency (Attachment 2) has occurred. <br /> <br />9