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Attachment 1 <br /> Ordinance # ORD-2026- 002; 6 I j ► J a01,910 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Whereas , Orange County has initiated amendments to its Unified Development Ordinance <br /> ( UDO ) to modify existing regulations related to Impervious Area , Watershed Protection Overlay <br /> Districts (WPODs ) , and Stream Buffers , and <br /> Whereas , this amendment seeks to update Sections 2 . 20 , 4 . 2 , 6 . 13 and 10 of the UDO <br /> and various other sections pertaining to Impervious Area , Watershed Protection Overlay Districts <br /> (WPODs) , and Stream Buffers . These revisions seek to modernize the ordinance and align it <br /> with current Federal and State laws ; and <br /> Whereas , the Orange County Planning Board has recommended approval of the proposed <br /> text amendments , and <br /> Whereas , the County has held the required public hearing and has found the proposed <br /> text amendments are consistent with the goals and policies of the adopted Comprehensive <br /> Plan . <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County that the Unified <br /> Development Ordinance of Orange County is hereby amended as depicted in the attached <br /> pages . <br /> Be it further ordained that this ordinance be placed in the book of published ordinances <br /> and that this ordinance is effective upon its adoption . <br /> Upon approval of the Board of Commissioners of Orange County , the foregoing ordinance was <br /> adopted this 20t" day of January 2026 . <br /> I , Laura Jensen , Clerk to the Board of Commissioners of Orange County , DO HEREBY CERTIFY <br /> that the foregoing is a true copy of so much of the proceedings of said Board at a meeting held on <br /> January 20 , 2026 , as relates in any way to the adoption of the foregoing and that said <br /> proceedings are recorded in the minutes of the said Board . <br /> WITNESS m hand and the seal of said Co y y , this day of � , 2026 . <br /> Clerk to the B rd of Commissioners <br /> 17 5� <br /> �,t f CI tate ��'�$ <br />