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10 3). This current version includes everything previously presented to the ORC and includes additional necessary amendments as detailed in b and c above. The proposed UDO amendments specifically seek to: • Revise performance guarantee requirements for both subdivisions and stormwater management; • Provide more equitable Land Disturbing Permit (aka grading permit) timeframes; and • Update erosion and sedimentation control and stormwater management terms, definitions, requirements and standards so they are consistent with the most current North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) rules/guidance. Planning and County Attorney staff are still in the process of finalizing UDO amendments to comply with the new legislation with the aim of leaving existing processes as unchanged as possible while also conforming the UDO to statutes and state rules. The amendment packet in Attachment 2 has not received final approval by the County's legal staff. If substantive changes are made to the amendments as a result of the continuing review process by various entities, Planning staff will bring the amendment package back to the Planning Board. In order to maintain forward momentum in taking the amendments through the established process, the proposed amendments would not come back to the Planning Board for further review if the on- going review process were to result in only minor edits that do not affect the substance of the regulations. Joint Planning Area (JPA) Review: In accordance with the Joint Planning Agreement with the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro, the amendment package was sent to Town staffs on April 12, 2022 and again on April 25, 2022. To date, no formal JPA comments have been received. Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the: 1. Statement of Approval and Consistency indicating the text amendments are reasonable and in the public interest, as contained in Attachment 1. 2. Amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), as contained in Attachment 2. FINANCIAL IMPACT: Existing County staff has and will continue to accomplish the necessary tasks associated with updating the UDO in response to the State legislation. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Board: 1. Review the proposed amendments and deliberate as desired, 2. Consider the Planning Director's Recommendation, and 3. Make a recommendation to the BOCC on the Statement of Approval and Consistency (Attachment 1) and the proposed UDO text amendments (Attachment 2) in time for the June 7, 2022 BOCC meeting.