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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 9, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. <br /> SUBJECT: Review of Proposed UDO Text Amendment – Site Plan Submittal for Projects <br />Requiring Stormwater Review <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance Amendment <br />Outline Form (Zoning 2012-016) <br />2. Proposed Text Amendments <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Director 245-2575 <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment upon Planning Director initiated UDO text amendment <br />concerning submission of formal site plans for projects requiring stormwater plan approval. <br /> <br />Attachment 1 contains the approved Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance <br />Amendment Outline Form (Zoning 2012-016). Attachment 2 contains the proposed text <br />amendment language. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: On April 17, 2012 the BOCC approved a UDO amendment package <br />incorporating recent stormwater management and nutrient reduction strategies implemented by the <br />State. This included the establishment of land disturbance thresholds for both residential and non- <br />residential projects requiring submittal of formal, engineered, stormwater plans. <br /> <br />Please refer to Section B.1 of Attachment 1 for additional information on these thresholds. <br /> <br />Problems arise in those instances where a project’s proposed overall land disturbance requires the <br />submission of a formal stormwater management plan. Staff does not want there to be conflicting <br />information provided to the public as to when a formal site plan is required nor do we want the staff of <br />Current Planning and Erosion Control to potentially be looking at 2 different sets of plans proposing the <br />development of a given property. <br /> <br />The intent of this amendment is to incorporate established thresholds into existing language within the <br />UDO requiring formal site plan preparation and submittal by an applicant when said thresholds are <br />exceeded. By modifying existing language we hope to eliminate unnecessary cost for the applicant, <br />with respect to the completion of multiple site plans required for each division, and provide sufficient <br />detail to local residents and developers on when formal site plan preparation is necessary. <br /> <br />Staff is also proposing to include language requiring the development of formal stormwater plans, <br />consistent with established land disturbance thresholds, for minor and major subdivisions. Both Current <br />Planning and Erosion Control staff agree potential problems can be eliminated if there is a formal <br />stormwater management plan approved during the subdivision (i.e. minor and major) review and <br />approval process. <br /> <br />County staff peer review of the proposed amendments is on-going. <br />1