Agenda - 10-18-2022; 12-2 - Information Item - Memorandum - Proposed UDO Amendment to Remove the Final Plat Signature Plat Acknowledging Compliance with the SAPFO

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1 ORANGE COU f T NORTH CAROLINA MEMORANDUM TO: Board of County Commissioners Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager Travis Myren, Orange County Deputy Manager FROM: Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director CC: Perdita Holtz, AICP, Special Project Supervisor Patrick Mallett, Interim Current Planning Supervisor All Current Planning Staff DATE: October 3, 2022 SUBJECT: Proposed Unified Development Ordinance Amendment to Remove the Final Plat Signature Plat Acknowledging Compliance with the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) Staff is initiating a text amendment to Article 7, Section 13.3(F)(3)(g) of the Unified Development Ordinance to remove the text and signature block. Orange County is a signatory and partner in the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO), and has Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with the Town of Hillsborough and the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill, respectively, committing the implementation and support of this ordinance. The signature block proposed for removal is an additional requirement for subdivision plats in Orange County and is redundant with provision and signature of the Certificates of Adequacy of Public Schools Facilities (CAPS). The requirement of the Orange County Schools Board Chair to sign every final subdivision plat is an unnecessary step in the plat approval process and its removal should expedite plat approval and recordation while still requiring provision of the CAPS and not diminishing the County's compliance with SAPFO responsibilities. The Orange County UDO Sections 2 and 6 compels Planning and Orange County Schools staffs to require a signed CAPS for all residential subdivision actions taken in Orange County; the municipal partners have similar ordinance criteria. The CAPS provides communication between the Orange County Planning and Schools staffs on new and additional student enrollments into the county school systems due to approval of new residential developments, allowing all parties to track the adequacy of the Orange County school systems to accommodate new residents' educational needs. None of the municipal SAPFO partners require subdivision plats to require the signature block proposed for removal and all are compliant with the SAPFO. Please communicate any feedback or questions to Tyler Sliger, Planner II (tsligerC@orangecountync.gov) or Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director (cstober orangecountync.gov).