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Development Ordinance Amendments of the UDO, the Planning Director has initiated text amendments to the UDO to incorporatestandards governing the height, number, and location of flagpoles as well as the size of flags. The purpose of the amendment is to ensure uniformity with respect to the display of flags and the allowable height of flagpoleswithin Orange County. 2.Analysis As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: ‘cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners’. There are currently no regulatory standardsgoverning the height of a flagpoleor size of flagsflown/displayedwithin the county.Concerns have been expressed over the lack of regulation(s) ensuring the display of a flag does not dominate local skylines. Staff has been directed to establish regulations governing the overall allowable height of a flagpoleas well as standards governing allowable flag area. The proposed regulation does not attemptto establish content standards. Such regulations are inconsistent with numerous court proceedings including the US Supreme Court Case Reed versus Town of Gilbert.For more information on the case and its potential impacts please refer to the following: http://canons.sog.unc.edu/?p=8167. Theproposed regulation is to ensure uniformity with respect to the size and number of flags that can be displayed on property as well as a measurable standard onthe height of any erected flagpole. 3.Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, efficient, and responsive. 4.New Statutes and Rules Not applicable C. PROCESS a.TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES a.BOCC Authorization to Proceed March 20, 2018 b.Public Hearing 13