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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: January 8, 2014 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment - Public Hearing Process <br />Changes <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 2013-07) <br />including Flow Charts of Existing and <br />Proposed Processes <br />2. Draft UDO Text Amendments <br /> <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br />Perdita Holtz, Planning, 245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning, 245-2592 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment upon Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) text amendments to change the existing public hearing process for UDO and <br />Comprehensive Plan-related items. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Please see Section B of Attachment 1 for relevant information. <br /> <br />The “Amendment Outline Form” (Attachment 1) for these amendments was approved by the <br />BOCC at its October 15, 2013 regular meeting. This item is expected to be on the February 24, <br />2014 quarterly public hearing agenda. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Existing staff will to complete the necessary work required for this project. <br />Changing the public hearing process is not expected to cause financial impacts (negative or <br />positive). Legal ads and mailed notifications, if required, would have to be sent regardless of <br />the process. Internal work flow, both within the Planning Department and in other County <br />Departments that have involvement with agenda setting, will need to be updated/changed. <br />Initial meetings with these departments have indicated that necessary changes can be <br />accommodated. <br /> <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Staff recommends the Ordinance Review Committee <br />review and comment upon the proposed amendments to the UDO.