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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 2, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No.  <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendments – Permitted Use <br />Table <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Amendment Outline Form <br />2. Excerpt of Approved May 3, 2017 <br />Ordinance Review Committee Notes <br />3. Excerpt of Draft July 5, 2017 Ordinance <br />Review Committee Notes <br />4. Statement of Consistency <br />5. Proposed UDO Text Amendments <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment upon Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) text amendments revising the tables of permitted uses and development <br />standards as contained in Article 5 of the UDO. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: This project was initiated to address the findings of the State Supreme Court <br />in Byrd versus Franklin County related the delineation of prohibited land uses. Planning staff <br />and the County’s Attorney Office have determined existing permitted use table(s) need to be <br />modified to ensure compliance with the aforementioned court case clarifying <br />allowable/prohibited land uses. Amendments are also necessary to address issues associated <br />with uniformity on how land uses are identified and defined within the UDO. For more <br />background information please refer to Attachment 1. <br /> <br />The Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) has reviewed this item at several <br />ORC meetings beginning in January of 2017. Agenda materials from these various meetings <br />can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/planning_and_inspections/orange_county_plannin <br />g_board_(pb).php#. <br />Meeting note(s) from the most recent ORC meetings, specifically May 3 and July 5, 2017, are <br />contained in Attachment(s) 2 and 3 respectively. <br /> <br />Based on previous comments/recommendations, staff has completed the following: <br /> 101