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35 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> PLANNING BOARD <br /> AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: December 4, 2024 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. 8 <br /> SUBJECT: Planning Board Annual Report/Work Plan <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Annual Report / Work Plan Form Cy Stober, Director, (919) 245-2592 <br /> Perdita Holtz, Deputy Director, (919) 245- <br /> 2578 <br /> PURPOSE: To provide an annual report and work plan input to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners (BOCC). <br /> BACKGROUND: Each year the County Clerk's Office collects information from each of the <br /> County's advisory boards to prepare a report for an early spring BOCC work session. The <br /> annual report informs the BOCC of the past year's activities of advisory boards/commissions, as <br /> well as proposed activities for the upcoming year. <br /> Staff and advisory boards are asked to collaborate to complete the form that has been provided <br /> by the Clerk's Office and return by January 17. Proposed activities are to be consistent with the <br /> goals of the BOCC, which are reflected in the County's Strategic Plan. <br /> The attached Annual Report / Work Plan form has been completed by staff for Planning Board <br /> review and comment. Some topics of prime interest include: <br /> • Continuing progress on the Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> • UDO Amendments pertaining to conservation subdivisions <br /> These topics are accented on page 3 of the attachment. <br /> The Planning Board is involved with approximately 40 - 60% of the work Planning Department <br /> staff is responsible for (the percentage varies by year, depending on specific work being <br /> completed in a given year), primarily on applicant- and staff-initiated amendments to the <br /> adopted UDO and Zoning Map. For the upcoming year, Planning staff will be working and <br /> collaborating on some items that do not go to an advisory board for a recommendation or for <br /> which other advisory boards have primary responsibility. Examples of these tasks are work <br /> related to the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance (SAPFO) and the progress being <br /> made towards realizing development on the Greene Tract. <br /> RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Planning Board: <br />