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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date: October 2, 2012
Action Agenda
Item No. 5-e
SUBJECT: Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance Amendment
Outline/Schedule for UDO Text Amendments Suggested by MuniCode
DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) No
ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT:
Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems Coordinator,
Ordinance Amendment Outline Form 245-2578
(UDO/Zoning-2012-15) Craig Benedict, Director, 245-2592
PURPOSE: To consider and approve the process components and schedule for minor
"housekeeping" amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) text, currently
scheduled for the November 19, 2012 Quarterly Public Hearing.
BACKGROUND: As part of the codification process, MuniCode, a corporation retained by
Orange County to codify the County's ordinances, has completed a legal review of the UDO. As
a result, MuniCode has suggested a number of corrections/updates to State statute/rule
references. The changes are not substantive, but the text amendments must go through the
normal amendment process since the UDO does not allow for manifest errors to be corrected
without a formal amendment.
FINANCIAL IMPACT: Please refer to Section C.3 of Attachment.
RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board approve the attached
Amendment Outline form and direct staff to proceed accordingly.
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COMPREHENSIVE PLAN/ FUTURE LAND USE MAP
AND
UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO)
AMENDMENTOUTLINE
UDO / Zoning-2012-15
Amendment(s) incorporating changes suggested by MuniCode
A. AMENDMENT TYPE
Map Amendments
Land Use Element Map:
From: ---
To: ---
Zoning Map:
From:- --
To:---
Other:
Text Amendments
Comprehensive Plan Text:
Section(s):
X UDO Text:
XUDO General Text Changes
UDO Development Standards
UDO Development Approval Processes
Section(s): Numerous sections in Articles 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 9, and 10 to incorporate
.
State Statute/Rule reference changes suggested by MuniCode.
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Other:
B. RATIONALE
1. Purpose/Mission
In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified
Development Ordinance Amendments of the UDO, the Planning Director has
initiated text amendments to incorporate changes to references to State
Statutes/Rules. The changes have been suggested by MuniCode, a corporation
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retained by Orange County to codify the County's ordinances, and are a result of
MuniCode's legal review of the County's UDO. The legal review was completed in
order to prepare the ordinance for codification. The changes are not substantive but
the text amendment must go through the normal amendment process since the
County's UDO does not allow for manifest errors to be corrected without a formal
amendment.
2. Analysis
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As required under Section 2.8.5 of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning
Director is required to: `cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based
upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning
Board and the Board of County Commissioners'.
The required analysis will be part of the quarterly public hearing materials.
3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives)
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No direct linkage to the Principles, Goals, and Objectives of the Comprehensive
Plan. This amendment is proposed in order to engage in "good housekeeping" by
correcting reference errors in the Ordinance.
4. New Statutes and Rules
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Some of the proposed corrections are attributable to changes made over the years in
the numbering system used by the State.
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C. PROCESS
1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES
a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed
....October 2, 2012
b. Quarterly Public Hearing
November 19, 2012
c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints
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October 16, 2012 —Approval of legal ad
January 2013 — receive Planning Board recommendation
d. Other
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2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM
Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and
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Orange County ordinance requirements
a. Planning Board Review:
December 5, 2012 (recommendation)
b. Advisory Boards:
N/A
c. Local Government Review:
N/A
d. Notice Requirements
Legal advertisement will be published on November 7 and 14, 2012.
e. Outreach:
▪ General Public:
▪ Small Area Plan Workgroup:
▪ Other:
3. FISCAL IMPACT
Consideration and approval will not create the need for additional funding for the
provision of County services. Costs for the required legal advertisement will be paid
from FY2012-13 Departmental funds budgeted for this purpose. Existing Planning
staff included in the Departmental staffing budget will accomplish the work required
to process this amendment.
D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS
No implications. The proposed amendments are solely a 'housekeeping' item resulting
from MuniCode's legal review of the ordinance.
E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE
The complete list of amendments will be available as part of the quarterly public hearing
materials.
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Primary Staff Contact:
Perdita Holtz
Planning Department
(919) 245-2578
pholtz @orangecountync.gov
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