Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Environmental Assessment and <br />Environmental Impact Statement Requirements <br />Environmental Assessment (Orange <br />County Application Requirements) <br />Environmental Assessment (State <br />Application Requirements) <br />Orange County Enhanced <br />Environmental Impact Statement (Orange <br />County Requirements) <br />Site Plan per Article 14 <br />DECISION PROCESS <br />DECISION PROCESS <br />DECISION PROCESS <br />Planning Staff decision of either a: <br />Planning Staff decision of either: <br />Submittal of EIS requires the following <br />1) Finding of No Significant Impact <br />1) Finding of No Significant Impact <br />Staff forwards the submitted EIS document to the <br />(FONSI), or <br />(FONSI), or <br />State Clearinghouse for a 45 -day review period to <br />2) Finding of Significant Impact (FOSI), <br />2) Finding of Significant Impact (FOSI), <br />receive state agency comments. <br />which requires the submittal of an EIS <br />which requires the submittal of an EIS <br />document. <br />document. <br />A newspaper advertisement shall be published in <br />a paper of general circulation informing the <br />public that a 15 -day review period on the EIS is <br />open and comments may be submitted to the <br />Planning Offices. After the 15 -day review <br />period closes a Public Hearing shall be held by <br />the BOCC. <br />At the Public Hearing the BOCC receives the EIS <br />report. No decision is necessary. The report is <br />only used to determine if the project / plan <br />properly addresses environmental concerns. <br />