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Ordinance # ORD -2019 - 015 <br /> AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE <br /> UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE OF ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Whereas , Orange County establishes three separate tables outlining allowable land uses <br /> within Section ( s ) 5 . 2 . 1 , 5 . 2 . 2 , and 5 . 2 . 3 of the Unified Development Ordinance ( UDO ) . Further , <br /> Article 5 Uses of the UDO establishes development standards and review criteria for various <br /> permitted land uses within the County and <br /> Whereas , Since adoption of the UDO in 2011 , there has been a desire to collapse and <br /> condense the existing tables of permitted land uses into a single table , as well as clarify <br /> development standards for various land uses , to avoid unnecessary duplication and conflict , <br /> and <br /> Whereas , On November 6 , 2015 the State Supreme Court in Byrd Versus Franklin placed <br /> the onus on local governments to ` spell out ' what land uses were allowable or prohibited within <br /> their respective jurisdictions , and <br /> Whereas , Planning staff and the County Attorney have determined the UDO does not <br /> adequately delineate which land uses are permitted and /or prohibited within specified zoning <br /> districts consistent with the finding of Byrd versus Franklin , and <br /> Whereas , There is a need to revise how Orange County lists permitted and prohibited land <br /> uses in order to comply with the findings of Byrd as well as to streamline existing regulatory <br /> processes to ensure regulations are readily understandable , and <br /> Whereas , the requirements of Section 2 . 8 of the UDO have been deemed complete , 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 consistent with the Planning <br /> Director ' s and County Attorney ' s recommendation and action taken by the Board at is April 16 , <br /> 2019 meeting eliminating language from Section (s ) 2 . 10 ; 2 . 11 ; and 5 . 3 . 2 establishing a <br /> ` burden of persuasion ' . <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 motion of Commissioner McKee , seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos , the foregoing <br /> ordinance was adopted this 16t " day of April , 2019 . <br />