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<br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br /> <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: September 6, 2017 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No.  <br /> <br />SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Amendment Outline and Schedule – <br />Jordan Lake Nutrient Rules <br /> <br />DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> <br /> <br />ATTACHMENT(S): <br />1.Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br />Amendment Outline Form <br /> <br />2. Draft UDO Text Amendments <br /> <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />Allison Reinert, PE, Staff Engineer, <br />(919) 245-2583 <br />Craig Benedict, Planning Director, <br />(919) 245-2575 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />PURPOSE: To review and comment on proposed UDO text amendments related to the Jordan <br />Lake Nutrient Rules. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: Orange County’s UDO currently regulates erosion & sedimentation control for <br />non-farm land disturbing activity, as well as stormwater runoff from new development, under the <br />general oversight of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). The <br />DEQ’s Division of Energy, Mineral and Land Resources (DEMLR) staff members provide <br />Orange County Engineering/Stormwater Division with regulatory oversight and technical <br />assistance related to erosion and sedimentation control and stormwater management. <br /> <br />This proposed text amendment to Orange County’s UDO seeks to bring the County’s UDO into <br />alignment with current DEQ regulatory requirements related to the Jordan Lake Rules. The <br />Jordan Lake Rules are a nutrient strategy designed to restore water quality in Jordan Lake by <br />reducing the amount of pollution (nutrients) entering upstream. The Jordan Lake rules became <br />effective August 11, 2009 with timelines related to implementation and Orange County adopted <br />amendments into the UDO in 2012. Subsequently, the Jordan Lake rules were modified and <br />delayed for implementation in later Session Laws. Due to the delay of implementation of the <br />nutrient rules for Jordan Lake, the UDO cannot continue to require enforcement of the rules in <br />Orange County’s UDO. <br /> <br />Attachment 1 contains additional information and analysis regarding the proposed amendment. <br /> <br />Attachment 2 contains the draft UDO text amendments. <br /> <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional <br />funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement for the <br />text amendment will be paid from FY2017-18. Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. <br /> 2