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31 <br /> ordinance amendments was held on April 7, 2025, to notify and receive input from stakeholders. <br /> Comments were received from industry representatives and addressed. <br /> Joint Planning Area (JPA) Review: In compliance with the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro <br /> Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement, the proposed amendments were sent to both <br /> towns for comment on March 27, 2025. To date, no comments have been received. <br /> Planning Board Recommendation: At its May 7, 2025 meeting, the Board voted 7-3 to <br /> recommend approval of the Statement of Consistency and the UDO text amendments, with <br /> some changes to the proposed text amendments. The changes recommended by the Planning <br /> Board have been incorporated into the proposed Ordinance contained in Attachment 2. The <br /> Planning Board's signed Statement of Consistency and an excerpt of the draft May 7, 2025 <br /> meeting minutes are included in Attachment 3. Prior to making its recommendation, the Planning <br /> Board had reviewed the materials in an "Ordinance Review Committee" (ORC) meeting on April <br /> 9, 2025. The amendments were modified since the Planning Board recommendation to focus <br /> solely on those utilities related to communications. <br /> Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the: <br /> 1. Statement of Approval and Consistency indicating the text amendments are <br /> reasonable and in the public interest, as contained in Attachment 1. <br /> 2. UDO text amendments, as contained in Attachment 2. <br /> Patrick Mallett, Deputy Director for Development Services, made the following <br /> presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> Agenda Item 5-c: <br /> UDO Text Amendment - <br /> Telecommunications Standards (5. 10) <br />