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ORANGE COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT
Meeting Date:February 5, 2013
Action Agenda
Item No.5-h
SUBJECT:
Legal Advertisement for Quarterly Public Hearing –February 25, 2013
DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N)No
Planning and Inspections
ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT:
Proposed Legal Advertisement
Perdita Holtz, Planning Systems
Coordinator, 919-245-2578
Craig Benedict, Planning Director,919-
245-2592
PURPOSE:
To consider the legal advertisement for items to be presented at the joint Board of
County Commissioners/Planning Board Quarterly Public Hearing scheduled for February 25,
2013.
BACKGROUND:
The Board of County Commissioners reviews proposals to be considered at
public hearing for consistency with general County policy and presentation format. The
following items arescheduledfor the February 25, 2013Quarterly Public Hearing:
County Initiated:
1.Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendmentstomodify existing language to
avoid requiring project applicants to submit multiple, professionally prepared,
plans for a single development project
.
2. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment tomodify Section(s) 2.14.1
Review and Decision Process Flow Chart – Minor Subdivisions, 2.15.5 Certificate of
Adequacy of Public School Facilities,6.19 Adequate Public Facilities: Schools, and
Section 7.14.3 (F) (3) (g) Final Plat Specifications. The purpose of the amendments is to
ensure County regulations and procedures are compliant with recent North Carolina case
law.
3.Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendmentto modify Section 1.6.5
[Planning Board] Rules of Procedure
to reflect the general advisory board policy
document and the specific Planning Board policies and procedures recently adopted by
the Board of County Commissioners.
The legal advertisement in Attachment 1provides additional information regarding these items.
The BOCC approved the Amendment Outline Forms foreach item as follows:
Item 1 atits November 8, 2012meeting
Item 2 at its December 11, 2012 meeting
Item 3 at its December 3, 2012 meeting
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
Other than advertising costs, which are included in the FY 2012-13
Budget, there are no direct financial impacts associated with the approval of this item.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
The Manager recommends the Board approve the proposed
February 25, 2013Quarterly Public Hearing legal advertisement.
NOTICE OF JOINT PUBLIC HEARING
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD
A joint public hearing will be held at the Department of Social Services, Hillsborough
Commons, 113 Mayo St., Hillsborough, North Carolina, on Monday, February 25, 2013
at 7:00 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or
against the following items:
Unified DevelopmentOrdinance (UDO) Text Amendment:
1.In accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance
Amendmentsof the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has
initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO).
Text amendments are proposed to Section(s) 2.4.1 Zoning CompliancePermits –
Applicability, 2.5.3 Plan Specifications, and 7.6.3 Land Suitability.
In April of 2012 the County modified the UDO to adoptStaterequiredstormwater
management standards. This included adoption of land disturbance thresholds
requiring the submittal of formal, professionally prepared,stormwater
management and erosion control plans.
The purpose of thisamendment isto modify existing language to provide
additional reference to these thresholds in an effort to avoid requiring project
applicantsto submitmultiple, professionally prepared, plans for asingle
development project.
Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed
amendment.
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment
2.: In accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance
Amendmentsof the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has
initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO).
Text amendments are proposed to Section(s)2.14.1 Review and Decision
Process Flow Chart – Minor Subdivisions, 2.15.5 Certificate of Adequacy of
Public School Facilities, 6.19 Adequate Public Facilities: Schools, and Section
7.14.3 (F) (3) (g) Final Plat Specifications.
The purpose of the amendments is to ensure County regulations and procedures
are compliant with recent North Carolina case law. Specifically, the amendment
will remove the Certificate of Adequate Public Schools(CAPS) denial provision
as part of the development approval process when schoolcapacity is exceeded.
Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed
amendment.
Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment
3.: In accordance with
the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance
Amendmentsof the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has
initiated an amendment to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance(UDO).
Text amendments are proposed to Section 1.6.5 [Planning Board] Rules of
Procedure. The purpose of the amendment is to reflect the general advisory
board policy document and the specific Planning Board policies and procedures
recently adopted by the Boardof County Commissioners.
Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed
amendment.
Substantial changes in items presented at the public hearing may be made following the
receipt of comments made at the public hearing. Accommodations for individuals with
physical disabilities can be provided if the request is made to the Planning Director at
least 48 hours prior to the Public Hearing by calling the one of the phone numbers
below. The full text of the public hearing items may be obtained no later than February
15, 2013at the County website www.co.orange.nc.usat the Meeting Agendaslink.
Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning
Department located on the second floor of the County Office Building at 131 West
Margaret Lane, Suite 201, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call (919) 245-2575 or 245-2585 and
you will be directed to a staff member who will answer your questions.
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