Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Orange County consultant summarizes engagement findings, outlines zoning ordinance drafting schedule
Summary
Consultants for Orange County presented an engagement summary from two focus groups and proposed a bimonthly drafting schedule that will produce a compiled proposed zoning ordinance by November; the Board and staff discussed how drafts will be circulated and asked for written feedback by April 4.
Consultant Michelle of the Berkeley Group told the Orange County Board of Supervisors during a March work session that consultants met with two focus groups — a development group and an agricultural group — and distilled key themes for the county's zoning ordinance rewrite.
Michelle said the groups raised “frustration with the inconsistent interpretation of the ordinance,” a desire for clearer, step-by-step permitting processes, and a request for more flexibility in use standards. She summarized other common items: preserving prime agricultural soils while allowing development in poorer-soil areas, interest in agritourism and short-term rentals with performance standards for noise and setbacks, and cautious openness to data centers and solar when…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
