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33 <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Dorosin, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> open the public hearing. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> None. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> close the public hearing. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Fowler, seconded by Commissioner McKee, to <br /> adopt a resolution supporting an application to the LGC for approval of financing, and authorize <br /> the acceptance of comments before 9 a.m. on May 6, 2021. <br /> Roll call ensued. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> b. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments — "1601)" Legislation <br /> The Board conducted a public hearing, receive the Planning Board/staff <br /> recommendation and public comment, close the public hearing, and consider action on County- <br /> initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to conform County <br /> regulations to a new chapter, 160D, of the North Carolina General Statues. As a result, <br /> amendments to Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan and to the Planning Board's and Board <br /> of Adjustment's Rules of Procedure are also necessary. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> In July 2019, the North Carolina General Assembly adopted legislation that entailed the first <br /> major recodification and modernization of city and county development regulations since 1905. <br /> The effort was several years in the making, beginning in 2013 when the endeavor was initiated <br /> by the Zoning and Land Use Section of the NC Bar Association. All local governments in North <br /> Carolina are required to adopt conforming regulations by July 1, 2021 (pushed back from an <br /> earlier date due to the COVID-19 pandemic). A blog post by staff at the School of Government <br /> at UNC-Chapel Hill provides helpful background information on the legislation: <br /> https://canons.sog.unc.edu/chapter-160d-and-other-zoning-legislation/ <br /> Planning and County Attorney staff prepared UDO amendments to comply with the new <br /> legislation with the aim of leaving existing processes as unchanged as possible while also <br /> conforming the LIDO to statutes. There are a limited number of proposed revisions that are <br /> more substantive in nature and are being proposed to conform the County's UDO to State <br /> requirements and best practices. These more substantive revisions include: <br />