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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: April 6, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment – Sign Regulations <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance Outline Form <br />(UDO & Zoning 2015-01) <br />2. Statement of Consistency <br />3. Proposed UDO Text Amendment <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and make a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners <br />(BOCC) on text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) initiated by the <br />Planning Director modifying existing sign regulations. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: As the Board is already aware, staff has been working on amendments to <br />existing sign regulations for approximately 1 year to address concerns over advertising needs <br />for non-residential development on larger parcels and to ensure our standards are consistent <br />with the recent Reid versus Town of Gilbert US Supreme Court decision. Please refer to Section <br />B of Attachment 1 for more background information. <br /> <br />This item was first reviewed by the Planning Board at its April 1, 2015 ORC meeting. Agenda <br />materials from this meeting can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/4_1_15ORC_Packet.pdf. Meeting notes can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/4_1_15_ORC_Notes.pdf. <br /> <br />This was most recently reviewed by the Planning Board at its March 2, 2016 regular meeting, <br />materials from which can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/PB%20Full%20Agenda%20Package%20March%202%202016. <br />pdf. Draft minutes are part of the April 6, 2016 agenda packet. <br /> <br />As explained last month there have been significant changes to the proposal to address <br />comments from the County Attorney’s office with respect to revising existing standards to be <br />‘content neutral’ including: <br />1. Elimination of certain standards associated with the development of specific land uses <br />(i.e. subdivisions, schools, etc.) as currently contained in Section 6.12.11 of the UDO. <br />2. Establishing cumulative sign limits for residential and non-residential zoning districts. <br /> 18