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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: November 4, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 3 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment – Airports <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 2015-07) <br />2. Proposed UDO Text Amendment <br />Michael D. Harvey, 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 seeking to revise existing regulations governing the <br />development of airports. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: The Amendment Outline Form (Attachment 1) for this amendment was <br />reviewed and approved by the BOCC at its May 5, 2015 regular meeting. <br /> <br />During the time period the UDO was being developed (2010-11) there were efforts by the State <br />and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to locate a new airport in Orange County. <br />These efforts were, ultimately, abandoned. At that time staff and residents identified a need to <br />revise existing regulations governing the development of airports. Work on this issue was <br />delayed while more pressing UDO amendments were pursued. Work on new airport <br />development standards became part the Implementation Bridge which is available at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/Implementation_Bridge.pdf. <br /> <br />Staff is proposing to create a new Conditional Zoning District allowing for the development of an <br />airport. This would require the BOCC to legislatively act on a petition to amend the zoning atlas <br />to create a new airport district and would allow for the imposition of mutually agreed upon <br />conditions. The proposed amendments also clarify the development of private facilities for local <br />plane enthusiasts and/or commercial operators (i.e. crop dusters). <br /> <br />For more information please refer to Section B of Attachment 1. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Please refer to Section C.3 of Attachment 1. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Ordinance Review <br />Committee review and comment on the proposed amendments to the UDO. <br /> 42