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12 The Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) has reviewed this item at several ORC meetings beginning in January of 2017. Agenda materials from these various meetings can be viewed at: http://www.orangecountync.gov/departments/planning and inspections/orange county planning board (p b).php#. Staff has finalized an amendment package (Attachment 3) that: a. Collapses existing tables as contained in Section(s) 5.2.1 (general use zoning districts), 5.2.2 (EDD general use zoning districts), and 5.2.3 (Conditional Zoning districts) into a centralized permitted use table. b. Collapses similar land uses into single land use categories. c. Modifies Article 10 Definitions of the UDO to incorporate new and/or revised definitions of various land uses consistent with the proposed new table. d. Incorporates modifications to the Economic Development Hillsborough (EDH) districts as discussed by the BOCC late in 2016. e. Includes processes allowing for `reasonable accommodations' as requested by the County Attorney's office. Attachment 3 contains the UDO text amendment package. Attachment 1 contains a summary of the project including frequently asked questions concerning the impacts of this amendment package. These amendments are expected to be on the BOCC's public hearing agenda on April 2, 2019. Analysis: As required under Section 2.8.5 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: `... cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners'. The amendments are necessary to address the legal sufficiency of the UDO with respect to the findings of Byrd versus Franklin by spelling out allowable and prohibited land uses. Staff is eliminating the unnecessarily repetitive, and often confusing, delineation of allowable land uses by creating a central table of permitted uses and has combined similar land uses into single categories to ensure uniformity with respect to application of development criteria and permitting. Planning Director Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the Statement of Consistency, as contained in Attachment 2, and the UDO Text Amendment, as contained within Attachment 3. 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 will be 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 Planning Director recommends the Planning Board: 1. Review the proposed amendments to the UDO, 2. Deliberate on the proposal as desired, 3. Consider the Planning Director's recommendation(s), and 4. Make a recommendation to the BOCC on: a. The Statement of Consistency for proposed UDO Text Amendment(s) (Attachment 2), and b. Proposed UDO Text Amendment(s) (Attachment 3). in time for the April 2, 2019 Public Hearing.