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APPROVED 10/6/2009 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> August 24, 2009 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board <br /> met for a Quarterly Public Hearing continuation meeting on Monday, August 24, 2009 at 7:00 <br /> p.m. at the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Frank Clifton and Clerk to the <br /> Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Brian L. Crawford, Jay Bryan, Mary <br /> Bobbitt-Cooke, Judith Wegner, Rachel Phelps Hawkins, Dr. Larry Wright, and Mark Marcoplos <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Tommy McNeill and Pete Hallenbeck <br /> A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR- Chair Foushee and Planning Board Chair <br /> Brian Crawford <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> Planning Board Chair Brian Crawford introduced the agenda items. <br /> 1. Zoning Ordinance Amendment: To receive public comment on proposed <br /> amendment(s) to Article Six (6) Application of Dimensional Requirements Section 6.31 <br /> Outdoor Lighting Standards of the Orange County Ordinance revising existing <br /> regulations governing the review, approval, and use of outdoor lighting fixtures for <br /> residential and non-residential land uses. <br /> Planner Michael Harvey said that staff has received concerns about the outdoor lighting <br /> standards and these are on page 1 of the abstract. The concerns are as follows: <br /> 1. The lack of clarity on how lighting plans are submitted and reviewed by staff, <br /> 2. The `one size fits all' mentality of the existing regulations that treats projects within <br /> urbanizing and rural potions of the County the same, and <br /> 3. A lack of specificity on the types of lighting fixtures that ought to be allowed for use <br /> by outdoor sport fields and/or performance areas. <br /> The Board of County Commissioners asked staff to develop some minor amendments to <br /> respond to these concerns. Staff is proposing to amend Section 6.31 as follows: <br /> 1. Staff is proposing to develop an overall lighting limit on the development and use of <br /> outdoor lighting fixtures for non-residential land uses. This limit varies depending on <br />