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lam11 O13 * ill 1p *- -144* MEMORANDUM ''s+11/.". c" `•; CAIiQ-:' 4RTERED TO: Lee County Board of Commissioners Dr. John Crumpton, County Manager FROM: Marshall Downey, Director of Community Development DATE: June 7, 2021 REF: Proposed UDO Text Amendments for NCGS 160D Updates Recommendation from the Planning Board The Planning Board met on May 19th and recommended that the Commissioners approve the UDO text amendment by a unanimous vote, with the following change: • UDO paragraph 3.1.5.3.3, the insert "with standing" be deleted and the paragraph be amended to include the language in section 160D 406, subparagraph D, first paragraph. Topics of discussion included the following: • this update is technical in nature and is required per recent changes in the North Carolina General Statues • this update must be adopted by July 1, 2021 so that the County may be compliant with state law Staff did not include the entire updated UDO as an Ordinance within this agenda packet. If, however, this text amendment is approved, the entire updated UDO as an Ordinance will be provided to the Board Chair, County Attorney, and County Clerk for their signatures. Information from the May 19, 2021 Public Hearing As was explained at the March 30,2021 joint workshop held for the Governing Boards and Planning Boards for all three jurisdictions,the proposed changes to the jointly adopted City of Sanford/Lee County/Town of Broadway Unified Development Ordinance (UDO), are triggered by recent changes in North Carolina General Statutes (commonly referenced as 160D changes)and are required in order to ensure that our UDO is in compliance with state law. The City hired a law firm that specializes in land use matters to review our UDO and make the changes needed in order to comply. This law firm has been working with staff for approximately a year on this project and we are confident of their expertise in this matter. All cities and counties in North Carolina must update their UDO/local zoning ordinance by July 1, 2021 in order to comply with state law, so we are not unique. The proposed UDO changes are posted on the City website at https://www.sanfordnc.net/766/Proposed-UDO-Changes.