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17 <br /> text amendments. An excerpt of draft minutes from the October 1, 2025, meeting and the signed <br /> Statement of Approval and Consistency are included in Attachment 4. Prior to making its <br /> recommendation, the Planning Board reviewed the materials in an "Ordinance Review <br /> Committee" (ORC) meeting on July 9, 2025. Agenda materials for these meetings are available <br /> at: http://orangecountVnc.gov/AgendaCenter/Planning-Board-26. <br /> Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br /> Statement of Approval and Consistency as contained in Attachment 1 and approval of the <br /> proposed UDO Text Amendments as contained in Attachment 2. <br /> Chris Sandt, County Engineer, made the following presentation: <br /> Slide #1 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> BOCC Meeting <br /> November 18, 2025 <br /> Christopher J. Sandt, P.E. <br /> County Engineer <br /> Slide #2 <br /> f <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> UDO Text Amendments related to <br /> Impervious Surface Limits for Watershed <br /> Protection Overlay Districts (WPODs), <br /> Reservoir Setbacks for the Upper Eno <br /> Critical WPOD, and "Water Feature" <br /> Definition Update <br /> Chris Sandt said he will be presenting some proposed staff-initiated text amendments to <br /> the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). He explained that the UDO is a working document <br /> and is constantly evolving. He said the document changes as a result of changing state regulatory <br /> requirements. He said the Planning Department is a delegated authority for the enforcement of <br /> the riparian buffers throughout Orange County, as well as for erosion control and stormwater <br /> management, which is all tied to these watershed protection overlay districts. <br />