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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 6, 2013 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Agricultural Support Enterprises <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1. Comprehensive Plan/UDO Amendment <br />Outline Form (UDO/Zoning 2013-06) <br />2. Chart of Basic Zoning Program <br />3. Draft UDO and Comprehensive Plan Text <br />Amendments <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />Perdita Holtz, Planning, 245-2578 <br />Michael Harvey, Planning, 245-2597 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning, 245-2592 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To continue review and comment upon Planning Director initiated Unified <br />Development Ordinance (UDO) and 2030 Comprehensive Plan text amendments to implement <br />a program commonly referred to as “Agricultural Support Enterprises”. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Agricultural Support Enterprises (ASE) project has been in development <br />since 2001 and has been known by other names (“Rural Enterprises” and “Agricultural <br />Services”) in the past. The lead departments on this project historically have been Economic <br />Development and the former ERCD (Environment & Resource Conservation Department), <br />which is now DEAPR (Department of Environment, Agriculture, Parks and Recreation), in <br />conjunction with the County Attorney. However, due to staff changes and the fact the program <br />involves amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance and Comprehensive Plan, the <br />Planning and Inspections Department has become more involved in the project and has <br />completed the necessary draft amendments to the UDO and Comprehensive Plan. <br /> <br />The project has been on several Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) agendas through the <br />years and the following meeting materials can be reviewed for additional context: <br /> <br />February 23, 2004 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/0402231.pdf <br />March 29, 2004 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/040329.htm (JPA Information Item) <br />February 28, 2005 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/050228c1.pdf <br />May 23, 2005 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/050523d1.pdf <br />May 22, 2006 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/060522d2.pdf <br />May 21, 2007 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/070521d1.pdf <br />June 12, 2007 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/0706124ii.pdf <br />August 27, 2007 http://orangecountync.gov/OCCLERKS/070827d1.pdf <br />May 14, 2013 http://orangecountync.gov/occlerks/130514.pdf (see this abstract for <br />additional recent background information) <br />26