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Because the UDO has been amended since these comments were made, referenced sections may be slightly off as some portions of the UDO have been <br />renumbered. <br />15 <br />Implementation Bridge - Future Phase Suggestions Planning Staff Comment <br />46.Nutrient trading. <br />The State is examining the viability of a 'nutrient trading bank' where this <br />could occur. As of this date there is still no consensus at the State level <br />on the legality of such a program and, as a result, it is not currently <br />recognized. This should be viewed as a long term goal and we need to <br />wait and see what the State does in terms of establishing rules governing <br />such a transfer. <br />47.Low Impact Design (LID). <br />48.Review thresholds and processes associated with the permitting of <br />wastewater treatment facilities. <br />49.Section 7.8.2, Public roads need to be laid out in a manner that <br />avoids significant natural and cultural features. <br />50.Transit Oriented Development (TOD) regulations need to be <br />written. <br />Because mass transit facilities do not currently exist in Orange County's <br />planning jurisdiction and are not foreseen in the immediate future, staff <br />recommends that developing guidelines/standards for TOD not be <br />pursued at this time. <br />51.Will staff be making recommendations to shorten any of the <br />processes? <br />Significant amendments pertaining to economic development were <br />adopted on February 7, 2012. Revisions to the public hearing process <br />were adopted in November 2015. The revised process has shorted the <br />review time of less-controversial proposals. <br />52. <br />There is an unusual threshold requirement in the Subdivision <br />Regulations – the 21st lot of a subdivision kicks you into an Special <br />Use Permit (SUP) process. Needs to be looked at again – make part <br />of future changes. Planning Board should be able to approve 20 <br />lots or less (without BOCC involvement). <br />These thresholds were debated at the time they were adopted (early <br />2000's). The BOCC will have to decide if it would like to change the <br />current process which requires BOCC approval of subdivisions containing <br />5 or more lots (generally; there are other criteria that also define <br />subdivisions). <br />53.Are there metrics and stats for approval time for each approval <br />process? <br />As part of the materials developed for the proposed public hearing <br />process revisions, adopted in November 2015, staff provided flow charts <br />for each review/approval process that showed the potential timeframe <br />for review. <br /> 77