NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The Orange County Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing at the Southern Human Services Center, 2501 Homestead Road, Chapel Hill, NC, on Tuesday, November 17, 2026 at 7:00 p.m. to hear public comment on the following items: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: An application to amend regulations to reflect the requirement of NC Session Law 2025-94, federal and State guidance on floodplain and water body protection, and to improve the administration of the UDO to serve County goals. The following Sections of the UDO are proposed for amendment: Section 1.1 – General Provisions Section 2.2 – Applications Section 2.3 – Comprehensive Plan Amendments Section 2.5 – Site Plan Review Section 2.7 – Special Use Permits Section 2.8 – Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments Section 3.3 – Residential (Zoning) Districts Section 3.4 – Conventional Commercial (Zoning) Districts Section 3.5 – Industrial (Zoning) Districts Section 3.6 – Other (Zoning) Districts Section 3.7 – Economic Development (Zoning) Districts Section 3.8 – Conditional (Zoning) Districts Section 4.2 – Watershed Protection Overlay (Zoning) Districts Table 4.2.5 – Impervious Surface Limits (Residential) Table 4.2.6 – Impervious Surface Requirements (Non-Residential) Table 4.2.10 – Orange County Watershed Matrix Section 4.3 – Efland-Cheeks Highway 70 Corridor Section 4.5 – Efland Village Table 5.2 – Table of Permitted Uses Section 5.6 – Standards for Service Uses Section 5.8 – Schools: Preparatory Section 5.9 – Standards for Utilities Section 5.10 – Standards for Telecommunications Facilities Section 5.13 – Standards for Agricultural Uses Section 5.14 - Standards For Manufacturing, Assembly, Processing, and Distribution Uses – Food Section 6.2 – Lot & Building Standards Section 6.8 – Landscaping, Buffers & Tree Protection Section 6.13 – Stream Buffers Section 6.14 – Stormwater Management Section 6.15 – Erosion and Sedimentation Control Section 10.1 - Definitions Substantial changes to the proposal(s) may be made following the public hearing due to verbal or written comments received or based on the Board's discussions. Questions may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department via phone at (919) 245-2575 or via e-mail at planningdept@orangecountync.gov. Notice to people with special needs: If you have an audio or visual impairment, unique accessibility requirements, or need language assistance, please call the County Clerk's Office at (919) 245-2130 or TDD# 919-644-3045. PUBLISH: November 6 and November 11, 2026