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81 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT Meeting Date: June 3, 2026 Action Agenda Item No. 8 SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment — Subdivision Administration DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: 1. Unreviewed Proposed Amendment Cy Stober, Planning Director Page from Sections 2.14, 2.15, & 7.12 (919) 245-2595 2. Draft Ordinance, Including Proposed UDO Amendments (98 pages) 3. Statement of Approval and Consistency PURPOSE: To review and comment upon one page that was accidentally omitted last month as part of a proposed government-initiated Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text amendment to the administrative requirements and review processes for subdivisions prepared in response to petition and direction from the Board of County Commissioners (BOCC). BACKGROUND: At its May 6, 2026, meeting the Orange County Planning Board voted 8-1 to recommend approval of a government-initiated text amendment to the Orange County UDO to update and simplify the subdivision administrative requirements and processes. One page from UDO Section 7.12 was accidentally omitted from the information provided to the Planning Board. It is included in Attachment 1 for the Board's review and consideration as it relates to the total amendment package (Attachment 2). The page omits the reference to the "Concept Plan" as a requirement and instead focuses on the "Yield Plan" as a regulatory requirement for all subdivision applications to determine the potential total maximum number of lots that could be hypothetically created through the subdivision of land versus the number being created through a Flexible Development approach to the subdivision of land. At the May 6, 2026, meeting, the Planning Board's motion included a friendly amendment to extend the mailing notice for Neighborhood Information Meetings (NIMs) required for Minor and Major Subdivisions from 14 days to 30 days prior to the NIM date. For clarity, this change has been made to Sections 2.14 and 2.15, and included in Attachment 1 for your review, with the relevant text highlighted; the only change from the materials presented last month is the number of days. As with the remaining pages, the UDO amendments related to the subdivision standards were reviewed by Planning staff over three iterations, and reflect input from the Development Advisory Committee, as required by the UDO. In compliance with the Orange County-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Agreement, the proposed amendments were sent to both towns for comment on December 19, 2025. No relevant comments were received from either Town that altered the staff-drafted language.