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10. Article 10 Definitions <br /> <br /> Other: <br /> <br />B. RATIONALE <br />1. Purpose/Mission <br />In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified <br />Development Ordinance Amendments of the UDO, the Planning Director is <br />proposing to initiate text amendments to correct inconsistences, omissions, and <br />conflicts in existing subdivision regulations as adopted by the BOCC at its January <br />24, 2017 regular meeting. <br /> <br />2. Analysis <br />As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: <br />‘cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, <br />prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of <br />County Commissioners’. <br />At the November 21, 2016 Quarterly Public Hearing staff presented a UDO text <br />amendment proposing the modification of existing subdivision regulations. The <br />amendment package was approved on January 24, 2017. <br />While incorporating these amendments staff discovered inconsistencies and <br />omissions between the public hearing packet and the approved ordinance including: <br />• Improper references to required minimum lot area for general use zoning <br />districts, <br />• Inconsistent use of terminology, and <br />• Incorrect citation/reference to section(s) of the UDO. <br />The majority of these necessary revisions appeared correctly within the November <br />21, 2017 quarterly public hearing packet. While preparing for the January 24, 2017 <br />BOCC regular meeting staff utilized the wrong version of the amendment package, <br />which led to the creation of the aforementioned discrepancies. <br />This text amendment resolves these errors, ensures the ordinance is consistent, and <br />meets legal sufficiency. <br /> <br />3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Land Use Goal 6: A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, <br />efficient, and responsive. <br /> <br />4. New Statutes and Rules <br />N/A <br /> <br /> 5