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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: August 5, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment – Public Hearing <br />Process Revisions <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified <br />Development Ordinance Amendment <br />Outline Form (UDO & Zoning 2015-09) <br />2. Draft UDO Text Amendment – Option A <br />(Planning Board Review/ <br />Recommendation Earlier in Process for <br />Legislative Items) <br />3. Draft UDO Text Amendment – Option B <br />(Planning Board Review/ <br />Recommendation Later in Process for <br />Both Legislative and SUP Items) <br />Perdita Holtz, Planner III (919) 245-2578 <br />Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment upon Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) text amendments to revise 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. Two options <br />are proposed to be presented at the September quarterly public hearing – Option A (Attachment <br />2) would have the Planning Board make its recommendation earlier in the process (e.g., before <br />the public hearing) for legislative items while Option B (Attachment 3) would retain the existing <br />cadence of having the Planning Board make its recommendation after the public hearing. The <br />current cadence of having the Planning Board make its recommendation on Special Use Permit <br />items after the evidentiary hearing would remain as is in both Options. <br /> <br />Both options would revise the existing process to no longer require a Planning Board quorum in <br />order to hold the public hearing, but the Planning Board would still be expected to attend the <br />quarterly public hearings. Additionally, revisions to the Planning Board Rules of Procedure are <br />proposed to reflect discussion by the BOCC at its May 12, 2015 work session and to address <br />comments made by Planning Board members regarding Neighborhood Information Meetings. <br />These revisions are part of both amendment packages. <br /> <br />The Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) began review of the text amendments at its meeting <br />on July 1. Since that time, staff and attorney comments have been received. These comments <br />3