ORD-2018-017 Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment - Flags and Flagpoles

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Ordinance # ORD-2018-017 Whereas, Orange County has initiated amendments to its Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to modify existing regulations governing flags and flagpoles, and Whereas, staff has determined a need to provide more specificity with respect to flags and flagpoles as to ensure uniformity with respect to the display of flags and the allowable height of flagpoles consistently and logically throughout Orange County, and Whereas, proposed the amendment(s) eliminate ambiguous standards and replace them with specificity utilizing standards that are similar to other jurisdictions in North Carolina, and Whereas, the requirements of Section 2.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance have been deemed complete, and Whereas, the Orange County Planning Board has recommended approval of the proposed text amendments, and Whereas, the County has held the required public hearing and has found the proposed text amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached pages. Be it further ordained that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption. Upon tion of Commissioner seconded by Commissioner the foregoing ordinance was adopted this 15 th day of May, 2018. 1, Donna S. Baker, Clerk to the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, DO HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on May 15, 2018 as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said Board. WITNESS my han f said County, this 6t" y May, 2 18. fir r m4y S A ir 7 Ulf Clerk to the Board of Commissioners 191