HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 10-03-2022; 12-6 - Information Item - Memorandum - Proposed Unified Development Ordinance Amendment to Revise Neighborhood Information Meeting Responsibilities and Roles ORANGE COU f T
NORTH CAROLINA
MEMORANDUM
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Bonnie Hammersley, Orange County Manager
Travis Myren, Orange County Deputy Manager
FROM: Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director
CC: Perdita Holtz, AICP, Special Project Supervisor
Patrick Mallett, Interim Current Planning Supervisor
All Current Planning Staff
DATE: October 3, 2022
SUBJECT: Proposed Unified Development Ordinance Amendment to Revise
Neighborhood Information Meeting Responsibilities and Roles
Staff is initiating a text amendment to Article 2, Sections 7, 9, 14, 15, & 24 of the Unified
Development Ordinance to revise the requirements for Neighborhood Information Meetings
(NIM) to be maintained, but shifting the hosting and notification responsibilities of these
meetings from Orange County Planning staff to the Applicant. This shift in NIM responsibilities
will apply to special use, rezoning, and major subdivision requests, which can be approved,
respectively, by the Board of Adjustment, Board of County Commissioners, and Planning
Department staff. The current requirements create the perception that County staff is
presenting and promoting these requests rather than the applicant and generate confusion
about what a staff recommendation for a request versus staff presentation of a project. It is the
intention to maintain a County presence at NIMs to verify the meeting's occurrence and content.
Please communicate any feedback or questions to Tyler Sliger, Planner II
(tsliger(c-b-orangecountync.gov) or Cy Stober, Planning & Inspections Director
(cstober orangecountync.gov).