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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:May 2, 2018 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.9 <br />SUBJECT:Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendments –Subdivisions <br />DEPARTMENT:Planning and Inspections <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1.Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Amendment Outline Form 2018-05 <br />2.Session Law 2017-10 <br />3.Statement of Consistency <br />4.Proposed UDO Text Amendments <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br />PURPOSE:To review and make a recommendation on a Planning Director initiatedUnified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO)text amendments revising regulations governing the processing <br />of subdivision applications. <br />BACKGROUND:On May 4, 2017, Session Law 2017-10 (Attachment 2) modified the review of <br />subdivision proposals by local governments, specifically: <br />1.Created a newcategory of exempt subdivision, and <br />2.Limitedlocal governments to requiring only a plat for recordation (i.e. submittal of a <br />Final Plat containing information required within Section 7.13.3of the UDO) for a <br />division of land in single ownership meeting specific criteria. <br />For more specificity, please refer to Attachment 1. <br />Staff is proposing to amend the UDO to incorporate these changes in order to ensure local land <br />use regulations are consistent with applicable State law. <br />Planning Director Recommendation:ThePlanning Director recommends approval of the <br />Statement of Consistency, as contained in Attachment 3, and the UDO Text Amendment <br />contained within Attachment 4. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding <br />for the provision of County services. Existing staff, included in the Departmental staffing budget, <br />will accomplish the work required to process this amendment. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Planning Board: <br />1.Review the proposed amendmentsto the UDO, <br />48