Consider Approval of Ordinance O2018-03 (DPO Section 17 Watershed Text Amendments) & Consistency Statement
Planning Director Jason Burdette: In March 2017, Mecklenburg County, the town's partner in administering the ordinance (with oversight from the NC Department of Environmental Quality, “NCDEQ”), requested that Davidson: update/clarify standards, address persistent issues and inconsistencies and, remove inapplicable sections. Over the past four months, staff has been working with the Planning Board Ordinance Committee (PBOC) to review the watershed ordinance and proposed changes, and to suggest/draft edits. Adoption of a consistency statement is required by statute whenever a governing board adopts a text amendment.