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Planning commission reviews zoning-ordinance rewrite work plan and project updates; committee deadlines set
Summary
Commissioners reviewed status updates on current planning projects and debated whether to create a new rural service district or revise existing R-1/C-1 districts; staff and committees were given deadlines to submit draft language for reviewer comments.
The Orange County Planning Commission used its organizational meeting to check progress on a zoning-ordinance rewrite and to hear updates on ongoing planning projects, with staff and commissioners agreeing on a schedule for committee drafts and further review.
Commission staff member Josh briefed the commission on multiple active matters, including a rezoning application (23-04) that was submitted over a year ago but placed on hold while a separate Section 14 map amendment moved forward. Josh told the commission that the applicant had asked to delay, and that “they had not indicated to me that we're gonna pick it back up,” although one commissioner later reported the applicant has continued discussions with staff and plans to return the proposal in the future.
The commission discussed several pending applications and planning items: Wilderness Shores (still at ARC), Unionville Brewing (ARC comments received mid-December; expected to take longer), a fiber-utility…
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