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105 <br />Annotated Outline <br />ADMINISTRATION <br />General Commentary: For an ordinance to be effective, it is -prtjcle 2: -A(~minlStYatlOn .: <br />2,~ Review and Decision Making Bolles <br />important that its development review process is efficient and <br />A Town_ Board of Commissioners <br />that the communit~s substantive planning and development g Plapninggoard ~- - <br />goals are embedded in the development e^eral forme ork for C. goard of Adjustment <br />efficient process is achieved wroceduree used and the review ' Town Staff <br />review is not redundant, the P D. <br />standards included result in a rease ofblermlgis streamlieid to 2,2 Common Review Procedures <br />and the review process for each typ P <br />the greatest extent possible without sacnficing assurance that B. APP icattyion Cont n~lications ~ . <br />the relevant substantive planning/developmentgoais are used in C ~ Fees'~~ <br />making development decisions. D. Submission Schedule <br />E; Pre-Application Conference <br />Certainty is provided primaril def nite h and a understandable F gpplication Submission <br />clear review procedures, G Determination of Completeness <br />development review standards, and a balance of discretionary H : Preparation of Staff Report <br />and more administrative review procedures. I . Scheduling Public Hearing <br />Streamlining is achieved in a combination of ways: ~ Public Notification <br />~, Consolidating the permit process so the K public Hearing Procedures <br />applicant has fewer permits to obtain; Conditions of Approval <br />2, Reducing the number of review steps where L <br />possible; and <br />3, .Allowing for increased administrative-level <br />review insteadannanscdevelopment goals are <br />community p ~ <br />not sauificed. <br />Assuring that the communit`Js pfanningJdevelopment goals are <br />embedded in the development review standards requires a <br />close evaluation of exiand s ona stentowth r thee substantive <br />sufficiently specific, _ <br />planning/developmentgoais embraced by the community. <br />These factors, all of which are relevant to the procedural <br />efficiency and substantive effecfiveness of review procedures, <br />are each considered in the design of this Administraton article. <br />It is suggested this new Chapter 2, Administration, include <br />sections on the following: <br />Administrative and Decision•making Bodies that <br />consolidates the development review responsibilities <br />of the review boards and key town staff members. <br />• common seRof reviewr p oaedurestfor the maliew of <br />applications for development approval. royals that <br />Specific Standards for Development App <br />include the specific review standards, any unique <br />procedural review requirements for each P dhca'on <br />application, and rules that apply to an a p' <br />once it is approved (e.g., the life of the development <br />approval, expiration, minor deviations, and <br />amendmentr). <br />The structure for review of individual applications for <br />M Appeals of Decisions <br />N, ~ Notification to Applicant <br />p Deferial of Application <br />p Withdrawal of Ap'pUcatioq <br />, <br />Q; Examination of Documents '; ' :! <br />Processing of Appli< <br />S <br />R; . <br />S imultaneous <br />Lapse of Approval ' :': <br />~ <br />, , <br />! <br />2,3 Specific Standards fo'r.DevelopmentApp <br />, <br />hd Use Plan Amendment <br />; <br />p_ . <br />La <br />g; Rezoning orTextAmendment <br />C; Conditional Rezoning <br />D, Planned Development <br />E, Site Plans ' <br />F, Subdivision Plats <br />C, .:Special Use Permit <br />H, "Zoning Permit <br />j, <br />j Variance <br />Administrative Adjustment <br />, <br />K, Interpretation <br />' Appeal <br />M; Vested Rights Determination <br />' <br />jl, . <br />Beneficial Use Determination <br />Page 3 <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina <br />Unified Development Ordinance I Draft Annotated Outline <br />November, 2009 <br />