Agenda - 5-a - Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Table of Permitted Uses

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4 including 7-a, 7-b and 7-c) which includes the language within Section(s) 2.10.3, 2.11.3, and 5.3.2 establishing a `burden of persuasion'. Staff is recommending keeping language, as recommended by the County Attorney, concerning the `burden of persuasion' in Section(s) 2.10.3, 2.11.3, and 5.3.2. The Director believes the language is necessary to ensure the legal sufficiency of the UDO, as indicated by the County Attorney, by spelling out an applicant's obligations when applying for a variance, interpretation, and special use permit. It should be noted that Attachment 7 consists of three parts, with Attachments 7-a and 7-b attached to this abstract and also available electronically at: http://www.orangecountync.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7012. Attachment 7-c containing the Strikethrough/Delete/Underlined/ Highlighted Text Amendments pages from the UDO is only available electronically at http://www.orangecountvnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7012. In addition, as noted in the Public Hearing Notice (Attachment 1), the full text of the amendments pages and other information has been available from the Orange County Planning Department. SOCIAL JUSTICE IMPACT: The following Orange County Social Justice Goal is applicable to this item: • GOAL: ESTABLISH SUSTAINABLE AND EQUITABLE LAND-USE AND ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES The fair treatment and meaningful involvement of people of all races, cultures, incomes and educational levels with respect to the development and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, policies, and decisions. Fair treatment means that no group of people should bear a disproportionate share of the negative environmental consequences resulting from industrial, governmental and commercial operations or policies. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement for the text amendment were paid from FY2018-19 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required to process these amendments. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: 1. Receive the proposed amendments to the UDO as detailed in this abstract and attachments; 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept comment on the proposed amendments; 3. Close the public hearing. (Note that, because this is a legislative decision, additional comments at a later date are permitted); 4. Approve the Statement of Consistency (Attachment 6); 5. Adopt the Ordinance as recommended by the Planning Director (Attachment 7 including 7-a, 7-b and 7-c — http://www.orangecountvnc.gov/DocumentCenter/View/7012), keeping language within Section(s) 2.10.3, 2.11.3, and 5.3.2 establishing the `burden of persuasion' consistent with the recommendation of the County Attorney.