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Ordinance Review Committee

Orange County · Planning Board
Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Committee meeting Zoning text amendmentHousing and affordabilityStormwater and floodingSubdivision and site plans

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What's on this agenda

Orange County's Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee, an informal session that does not require a quorum, reviews two staff-initiated Unified Development Ordinance text amendments: one on impervious surfaces, watershed protection overlay districts and stream buffers, the other on subdivision review processes and classifications.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

County Engineer Christopher Sandt presented the impervious surface and watershed amendments; the board discussed variance procedures, staff's role in presenting variances, and a proposed setback change that would apply only to Lake Orange, along with how the impervious surface sliding scale relates to affordable housing and density. Deputy Director Patrick Mallett walked members through sliding-scale examples. Planning Director Cy Stober then presented the subdivision standards amendment, and the board discussed the necessity and history of requiring neighborhood information meetings and site visits. No votes were taken; this committee only reviews and discusses proposed amendments before they go to the full board.

One resident addressed the committee on the impervious surface amendments, urging research into urban stream syndrome and stronger watershed protection.

Who spoke

1 member of the public spoke.

  1. A resident addressed the committee on the impervious surface amendments, encouraging urban stream syndrome research and stronger watershed protection.

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Agenda items (2)

Discussion item · 2
  1. 2 UDO Text Amendment - Impervious Surfaces, Watershed Protection Overlay Districts, and Stream Buffers
    Discussion item Housing and affordabilityStormwater and floodingZoning text amendment
    County Engineer Christopher Sandt presented proposed amendments to impervious surface, watershed protection overlay, and stream buffer standards, including a setback change limited to Lake Orange and a sliding-scale impervious surface approach discussed in relation to affordable housing and density.
  2. 3 UDO Text Amendment - Subdivision Regulations
    Discussion item Subdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
    Planning Director Cy Stober presented proposed amendments to subdivision review processes and classifications; the board discussed the necessity and history of required neighborhood information meetings and site visits.

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