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15 <br /> 1 would benefit by having certain components available for inspection when most accessible for <br /> 2 verification. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 These inspections are intended to facilitate better construction projects by fostering a mutually <br /> 5 beneficial partnership between the building community and Inspections Division. The additional <br /> 6 inspections allow builders to choose the needed inspections individually, in combinations and <br /> 7 when they are most efficient to a project, which could help manage project costs. The Orange <br /> 8 County Inspections Division would have a greater variety of inspections for Building Safety <br /> 9 Officials to verify the multitude of elements and also offer more options to record the result each <br /> 10 inspection. Staff has been in contact with the Home Builders Association, which understands <br /> 11 the logic of the proposal, which is similar to the County's historic inspections suite of service. <br /> 12 <br /> 13 Commissioner Marcoplos said this is a really good policy, and the flexibility that Orange <br /> 14 County provides is second to none, and this institutionalizes it. He thanked staff for the work it <br /> 15 has done. <br /> 16 Commissioner Price asked if the inspections will be the same, just completed at <br /> 17 different times. <br /> 18 Michael Rettie said yes, this will allow the builder and the County to spread the <br /> 19 inspections out in a more uniform, sequential manner. He said it also provides flexibility in <br /> 20 offering partial approvals, or non-critical items to another phase. <br /> 21 <br /> 22 A motion as made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs for the <br /> 23 Board to approve and authorize the Chair to sign the attached Resolution, with associated <br /> 24 exhibits, provided at Attachment 1. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 27 <br /> 28 Added item: <br /> 29 d. Regarding Land Use Plan Amendments— Process to Expand Hillsborough <br /> 30 Economic Development Area (EDD) <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Tom Altieri, Transportation Planning, gave a brief intro: <br /> 33 <br /> 34 TO: Board of County Commissioners <br /> 35 FROM: Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director <br /> 36 Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor <br /> 37 DATE: August 15, 2018 <br /> 38 SUBJECT: Land Use Plan Amendments — Process to Expand Hillsborough <br /> 39 Economic Development Area (EDD) <br /> 40 <br /> 41 In September 2017, the BOCC approved an Amendment Outline Form authorizing staff to <br /> 42 proceed in processing amendments to expand the Hillsborough area EDD through a Joint Land <br /> 43 Use Plan amendment, which requires approvals by the Town of Hillsborough and Orange <br /> 44 County, and a companion County Comprehensive Plan amendment. These amendments were <br /> 45 triggered by the County's request to expand the Hillsborough Primary Service Area, as provided <br /> 46 by the Water and Sewer Management, Planning, and Boundary Agreement (WASMPBA). <br /> 47 However, the amendments to expand the EDD were postponed to allow for additional <br /> 48 coordination between the Town and County to gain a better and mutual understanding of the <br /> 49 desired future land uses for the area. Later, the amendments were further postponed to learn <br />