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3 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: August 3, 2022 Action Agenda Item No. 3 SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment - Neighborhood Information Meetings DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Proposed UDO Text Amendment Tyler Sliger, Planner II (919) 245-2586 PURPOSE: To review and comment on County-initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to require the applicant hold a Neighborhood Information Meeting instead of the current practice of Planning staff coordinating the meeting. BACKGROUND: Neighborhood Information Meetings (NIMs) are a required step in the review procedures for several types of Planning applications. Specifically, NIMs are required for the following applications: • Special Use Permits (UDO Section 2.7.5), • Conditional Districts (Section 2.9.1), • Minor and Major Subdivisions (Section 2.14.4 and 2.15.2), and • Governmental Uses (2.24). The purpose of a Neighborhood Information Meeting is to educate the attendees on the proposed project. Since it's currently a requirement for staff to schedule, host, and go over the project with the public, this puts the burden on staff and can give off the impression that staff has a bias on the project. To eliminate this confusion staff is recommending the proposed changes to put the responsibility on the applicant instead of staff. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There are no costs associated with this project other than the use of staff time and the required legal advertisement. County staff has and will continue to accomplish the necessary tasks associated with amending the UDO and the legal advertisement will be paid from budgeted funds for this purpose. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the ORC review the proposed amendment and provide any feedback to staff.