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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 7, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 7 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendments – Hillsborough Economic <br />Development District <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline Form <br />2. Statement of Consistency <br />3. Proposed Amendments <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review revisions suggested by the Orange County Attorney’s office after the <br />August 3 Planning Board meeting (where this text amendment was previously acted upon) and <br />make a recommendation to the BOCC on government-initiated amendments to the text of the <br />UDO that would modify some development standards, types of permitted uses, and use <br />standards within the Hillsborough Economic Development District (EDD). <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: After the August 3 Planning Board meeting, the Orange County Attorney’s <br />Office completed review of the proposed text amendments. As a result of the review, edits were <br />made to the proposed amendments. The edits made after the August 3 meeting are identified <br />with yellow highlighting in Attachment 3. Due to the edits made to the proposed text <br />amendment package following the Planning Board recommendation, the Orange County <br />Attorney’s Office determined the amendments would need to be presented to the Planning <br />Board for a second review and recommendation before the September Quarterly Public <br />Hearing. <br /> <br />Agenda materials from the August 3 Planning Board meeting are available at <br />http://www.co.orange.nc.us/planning/planningboard.asp. Draft minutes from the meeting are <br />included as Item #3 of this agenda package as they are to be acted upon at the September 7 <br />Planning Board meeting. The Planning Board voted 7-1 to recommend approval of the <br />amendments, as presented on August 3. <br /> <br />Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis regarding this amendment. Proposed <br />text amendment language can be found in Attachment 3 within a “track changes” format. <br /> <br />These amendments are scheduled to be presented at the September 12 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing. <br /> <br />Planning Director’s Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br />Statement of Consistency, indicating the amendments are reasonable and in the public interest, <br />contained in Attachment 2 and proposed amendment package contained in Attachment 3. <br /> 21