Agenda - 05-18-2021; 6-a - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments

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Article 1: Administration 18 Section 1.7: Comprehensive Plan (B) The Board of County Commissioners must approve all work assignments or projects requested by the Planning Board outside of work product associated with this Ordinance prior to the commencement of work. ''�1.6.6 Rules of Procedure The Planning Board shall conduct its affairs in accordance with the "Orange County Board of County Commissioners Advisory Board Policy" and the"Planning Board Policies and Procedures". 1.6.61.6.7 Notification of Meetings All meetings shall be open to the public. The Planning Director shall cause notices to be given as required under: (A) Article 33C, Chapter 143 of the North Carolina General Statutes; (B) 143-318.11 of the North Carolina General Statutes; and (C) Article 2 of this Ordinance. 1.6.71.6.8 Meeting Minutes The Planning Beard Director shall cause minutes of its-Planning Board meetings to be maintained as a permanent public record. Such minutes shall record the attendance of its members, its findings, recommendations, and a summary of information, data and comments presented to it. SECTIONCOMPREHENSIVE 1.7.1 Intent (A) The Comprehensive Plan shall constitute an internally consistent and compatible statement of policies for the long term nhySiGal development thothat sets forth goals, policies, and programs intended to guide the present and future physical, social, and economic development of that portion of Orange County under County jurisdiction, in accordance with NCGS 160D-501.20 prepesals fer ph„siGal deyelopmo^+. The Comprehensive Plan shall periodically be reviewed and maintained to ensure the relevance of policies to current and protected conditions.77 — (G)(B)Land use regulations are intended to be consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. 1.7.2 Elements The Comprehensive Plan shall be comprised of the following elements: (A) Economic Development (B) Housing (C) Land Use 20 NC jurisdictions exercising zoning authority are now required to adopt and "reasonably maintain"a Comprehensive Plan. The amendments in this section reflect the language in 160D-501. 21 The new statutes(160D-501) do not prescribe a timeframe in which a Comprehensive Plan must be reviewed/updated because the necessity will vary considerably among the hundreds of NC local governments that exercise zoning authority. UNC School of Government staff has indicated that"the schedule for updates is left to the good judgment of each jurisdiction, provided officials act in a reasonable fashion under the particular circumstances." Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-15