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6 <br /> 1 PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> 2 None. <br /> 3 <br /> 4 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> 5 close the public hearing. <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Commissioner McKee returned to the meeting at 7:30 p.m. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 Roll call ensued <br /> 10 <br /> 11 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 12 <br /> 13 A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> 14 accept additional written comments to the Board of County Commissioners via e-mail to <br /> 15 ocbocc@orangecountync.gov or by delivery to the office of the Orange County Clerk at 300 <br /> 16 West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021; and <br /> 17 schedule a final vote on the Ordinance at the Board's June 1, 2021 Business meeting. No <br /> 18 additional public comments shall be received on this item at the June 1, 2021 Business <br /> 19 meeting. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 Roll call ensued. <br /> 22 <br /> 23 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 24 <br /> 25 6. Regular Agenda <br /> 26 a. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments — "1601)" Legislation <br /> 27 <br /> 28 The Board considered a decision on County-initiated amendments to the Unified Development <br /> 29 Ordinance to conform County regulations to a new chapter, 160D, of the North Carolina General <br /> 30 Statutes. As a result, amendments to Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan and to the <br /> 31 Planning Board's and Board of Adjustment's Rules of Procedure are also necessary. <br /> 32 <br /> 33 The public hearing for this item was on May 4, 2021 and no additional public comments shall be <br /> 34 received on this item at the May 18, 2021 Business meeting. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 BACKGROUND: <br /> 37 Background information is available in the May 4 public hearing materials available at <br /> 38 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/64351/Pagel.aspx and a video of the <br /> 39 hearing is available at.http://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos <br /> 40 <br /> 41 During the public hearing one resident spoke regarding the proposal to conform mailed <br /> 42 notification timelines to statutory language. Currently, language in the UDO requires that mailed <br /> 43 notifications for Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map amendments (Section 2.3.5) and <br /> 44 Zoning Atlas amendments must be mailed a minimum of 15 days (but not more than 25 days) <br /> 45 prior to both the Planning Board meeting and to the public hearing (two separate notices are <br /> 46 sent) (Section 2.8.7). Staff had suggested mirroring the statutory language of a minimum of 10 <br /> 47 days but not more than 25 days (NCGS 160D-602(a)). Residents have also sent written <br /> 48 comments to the Board of County Commissioners; these comments are viewable on the Google <br /> 49 Group archive page: https://groups.google.com/q/ocbocc. No written comments were delivered <br /> 50 to the Planning Department offices prior to the May 6, 2021 9:00 a.m. deadline. <br /> 51 <br />