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Staff previews Unified Development Ordinance before first reading and public hearings
Summary
Planning staff (Jenny) presented the final draft of the Unified Development Ordinance, outlining major changes (consolidation of four appendices, livestock and kennel rules, short‑term rental inheritance language, inspection language and subdivision provisions), announced a first reading tonight, a tentative second reading on June 3, and requested an August 1 effective date.
Jenny presented the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) draft to commissioners as an informational item ahead of a first reading expected on the evening agenda. She said the UDO consolidates zoning, subdivision and development regulations by repealing four appendices in the county code and incorporating those provisions into a single, more user‑friendly document.
Key changes in the draft include livestock limits for parcels under 3 acres, clarified fencing and setback language, removal of a universal cap for commercial kennels in favor of required management and animal care plans, revisions to inspection and right‑of‑entry language limited to building permits and similar applications, short‑term rental language (including inheritance rules), removal of a now‑inapplicable watershed protection district, and revised family‑division language for subdivisions on substandard roads. Staff said the BOZA (Board of Zoning Appeals) recommended several edits that were incorporated and that public outreach will continue via meetings on May 22, June 5 and June 16.
Jenny said staff will request the first reading tonight and a tentative second reading on June 3 with a requested effective date of August 1 to allow formatting, training and codification in Municode. Commissioners asked about the 50‑acre threshold applied to subdivisions on substandard roads and the variance process; staff noted a variance pathway in the draft and that family subdivisions can be reduced to 20 acres under certain justifications.
The board was informed that a public hearing on the UDO is scheduled for the meeting tonight and that staff will continue community engagement prior to the second reading.
