TA22-04_STAFF SUMMARY-Stormwater Addition-PBSTAFF REPORT FOR TA22-04
TEXT AMENDMENT APPLICATION
APPLICATION SUMMARY
Case Number: TA22-04
Request:
To amend Articles 7 and 10 of the Unified Development Ordinance in order to incorporate the
County’s Stormwater Ordinance.
Applicant: Subject Ordinances:
New Hanover County Unified Development Ordinance (UDO)
Purpose & Intent
The key intent of this amendment is to incorporate the County’s Stormwater Ordinance into the
UDO document.
BACKGROUND
A specific place, Article 7, was provided for the County’s Stormwater Ordinance when the UDO
format was adopted in 2019, but these provisions were not intended to be incorporated until they
had been coordinated with the County’s stormwater utility services program. This was completed
in 2021, and the Stormwater Ordinance was updated and adopted by the Board of Commissioners
last year. The final step would be adding the adopted ordinance to the UDO.
The proposed amendment also adds a reference to the Stormwater Variance procedures and
updates the responsibilities of the County Engineer in Article 10: Administrative Procedures.
PROPOSED AMENDMENT
The proposed text amendment and supplemental summary sheets are attached, with red italics
indicating new language.
As a note, even though the language proposed for Article 7 is shown as new because it is not
currently located in the Unified Development Ordinance, it is comprised of the current New Hanover
County Stormwater Ordinance and all provisions have already been approved by the Board of
Commissioners and are in effect.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION
Staff recommends approval of the requested amendment and suggests the following motion:
I move to RECOMMEND APPROVAL of the proposed amendment to the New Hanover
County Unified Development Ordinance to modernize, clarify, and update provisions. I find it to be CONSISTENT with the purpose and intent of the 2016 Comprehensive Plan because
it will allow for more streamlined business processes and coordinated review of
development proposals, as all of the county’s development related ordinances will be in one
comprehensive document. I also find RECOMMENDING APPROVAL of the proposed
amendment reasonable and in the public interest because it clarifies current stormwater
regulations and practices for stakeholders and code users.
Subject Articles and Sections
Article 7: Stormwater Management
Article 10: Administrative Procedures
• Section 10.1: Advisory and Decision-Making Bodies o Section 10.1.1, General o Section 10.1.7, County Engineer