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SCRIPT for Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment (TA24-02)
Request by New Hanover County to amend Section 10.3.3.C.7 of the Unified Development Ordinance
related to the required Agreement to Conditions for conditional rezoning applications.
1. This is a public hearing. We will hear a presentation from staff. Then any supporters and
opponents will each be allowed 15 minutes for their presentation and an additional 5 minutes
for rebuttal.
2. Conduct Hearing, as follows:
a. Staff presentation
b. Supporters’ presentation (up to 15 minutes)
c. Opponents’ presentation (up to 15 minutes)
d. Staff response to questions and comments (up to 5 minutes)
e. Opponents’ rebuttal (up to 5 minutes)
3. Close the public hearing
4. Board discussion
5. Vote on amendment. The motion should include a statement saying how the change is, or is not,
consistent with the land use plan and why approval or denial of the rezoning request is reasonable
and in the public interest.
Example Motion of Approval
I move to APPROVE of the proposed amendment to the New Hanover County Unified Development
Ordinance to specify an applicant’s refusal to sign the required agreement to conditions for conditional
rezonings within fifteen (15) business days of approval by the Board of Commissioners is an automatic
denial requiring a one (1) year waiting period before resubmittal. I find it to be CONSISTENT with the
purpose and intent of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan because it provides up-to-date zoning tools. I also
find APPROVAL of the proposed amendment reasonable and in the public interest because it provides
for clear and effective ordinance standards.
Alternative Motion for Approval/Denial:
I move to [Approve/Deny] the proposed amendment to the New Hanover County Unified Development
Ordinance to modernize, clarify, and update provisions. I find it to be [Consistent/Inconsistent] with the
purposes and intent of the Comprehensive Plan because [insert reasons]
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I also find [Approval/Denial] of the proposed amendment is reasonable and in the public interest because
[insert reasons]
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