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1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 18, 2021 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 6-a <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments — "160D" Legislation <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: (919) <br /> 1. Statement of Approval and Consistency Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 245-2578 <br /> 2. Proposed UDO and Comprehensive Plan James Bryan, Staff Attorney, 245-2319 <br /> Amendments Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2575 <br /> 3. Proposed Amendments to the Planning <br /> Board Rules of Procedure <br /> 4. Information from County Attorney's Office <br /> and Planning Staff Addressing Issues <br /> Raised During the Public Hearing <br /> PURPOSE: To consider a decision on County-initiated amendments to the Unified Development <br /> Ordinance to conform County regulations to a new chapter, 160D, of the North Carolina General <br /> Statues. As a result, amendments to Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan and to the <br /> Planning Board's and Board of Adjustment's Rules of Procedure are also necessary. <br /> The public hearing for this item was on May 4, 2021 and no additional public comments shall be <br /> received on this item at the May 18, 2021 Business meeting. <br /> BACKGROUND: Background information is available in the May 4 public hearing materials <br /> available at http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/64351/Pagel.aspx and a video <br /> of the hearing is available at http://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos <br /> During the public hearing one resident spoke regarding the proposal to conform mailed <br /> notification timelines to statutory language. Currently, language in the UDO requires that mailed <br /> notifications for Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map amendments (Section 2.3.5) and <br /> Zoning Atlas amendments must be mailed a minimum of 15 days (but not more than 25 days) <br /> prior to both the Planning Board meeting and to the public hearing (two separate notices are <br /> sent) (Section 2.8.7). Staff had suggested mirroring the statutory language of a minimum of 10 <br /> days but not more than 25 days (NCGS 160D-602(a)). Residents have also sent written <br /> comments to the Board of County Commissioners; these comments are viewable on the Google <br /> Group archive page: https://qroups.google.com/g/ocbocc. No written comments were delivered <br /> to the Planning Department offices prior to the May 6, 2021 9:00 a.m. deadline. <br /> Additionally, there was discussion over the proposal by staff to add the "option to mailed notice <br /> for large-scale zoning map amendments" (NCGS 160D-602(b) to the UDO (Section 2.8.7(D)(1)). <br /> Staff has prepared information (Attachment 4) to help inform discussions on both of these <br /> issues. <br />