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ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 2, 2015 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 2 <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment – Sign Regulations <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 Outline Form <br />(UDO & Zoning 2015-01) <br />2. Future Land Use Map of the <br />Comprehensive Plan <br />3. Draft UDO Text Amendment <br />Michael D. Harvey, Planner III (919) 245-2597 <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 modifying existing sign regulations. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Please see Section B of Attachment 1 for relevant information. The Form for <br />these amendments was approved by the BOCC at its January 22, 2015 regular meeting. <br /> <br />This item was first reviewed by the Planning Board at its April 1, 2015 ORC meeting. Agenda <br />materials from this meeting can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/4_1_15ORC_Packet.pdf. Meeting notes can be viewed at: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/4_1_15_ORC_Notes.pdf. <br /> <br />Work on this item was extended to address impacts associated with a recent US Supreme Court <br />case. For more information please refer to Section B of Attachment 1. As a result of the delay, <br />and additional modifications, staff is referring the item back to ORC for review. <br /> <br />This item is slated for final review by the Planning Board, and a recommendation prior to the <br />February 18, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing, at its January 6, 2016 regular meeting. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Please refer to Section C.3 of Attachment 1. <br /> <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Board review and comment <br />on the proposed amendment package. <br /> 2