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108 Annotated Outline provision as appropriate to establish a submission application submission schedule can be changed modifications are needed. schedule for all applications. A practical benefit to this approach is that the administratively, so that it is not necessary to amend the UDO every time Pre-Application Conference re-a Ircation conferences. We recommend the common The Issues Summary above describes the desirability of requiring p pp procedures section of the new UDO establish a standard requirement for apre-application conference between the applicant and staff. This provision would clarify what types of development applications are subject to the pre-application conference, the purpose of such meetings, and the effect of such meetings (i.e., discussions are not binding on the town and processing times do not start until a forma es of ma or development applications should require ec'~al usePlerm ts, application is submitted and accepted). The following typ 1 conference with staff beforee ~ tepplanso, prel mn ary p ~ Zoning map amendments, planned developments (, sp Tats, and variances. Pre-application conferences would be voluntary for all conditional use permits, Typ other forms of development applications. Application Submission The next step in the planning and development process -and what many persons consider the "beginning" of the development revie lication and the required fee. This is followed by staffs review of process -starts with the applicanPs submission of the necessary app' tannin the application to determine if it meetr minimal completeness requirements, and then staffs review of the general merits oft e stafflcThonpaon ePrpPevents staff's anrd applicants' time beingwas[ed by substanptive revoiew of applicationsth taresnotcomplete. g Determination of Completeness cons str of rece'Ipti an'd rev ew of the a`ppl cat on toodeterminepif it has theuminimal amount of mater Isf (appl catlonhcontents) that dete m nation be made evq'~thin are'asonab e pePod of time after receipt of theeappliswtd'rone sueh as five burin ss'days.r The regulafions should also specify how long an applicant has to correct a deficient application. may then lcorrlectrtheodefi ie b estandPesubm tthepappl cationiwithin defined tirrmehframe for ompleteness d term nation.ap he fee schedule established by the Town Board of Commissioners may provide that re-submittals after the first re-submittal be-accompanied appricati nri~ev elw time frdames,rbut include this k ndpof informal ons n an Administrative Manual so thatd8me frarmes may be adjusted to changing conditions without need of a lengthy text amendment process. Actual substantive review of the application, along with preparation of an accompanying staff report, will not begin until the application is determined to be complete. Preparation of Staff Report es of a w~ tten staff report The~irttpe framesfoirrreview ofsthe appl cafion and prepamt on of a staff report vaePlbetween differentrtyp n o ongeorPhan a varPa'nce because the iss es evalu led nl the application areebroaderaand more complex.a planned development may be Scheduling Public Hearing This subsection establishes a consolidated set of public hearing procedures. Some boards and commissions include public hearing procedures.within their by-laws. Typically, these provisions spell out the rules governing the conduct of the public hearing, including what persons have the right to speak, the order of the proceedings at public hearings (how the application is to be presented, in w at - how and under whatcircumstances testimony order the applicant and public can speak, and the process for responding to comments), and evidence is excluded, what findings are made to support the decision, and how requests for a continuance are handled. This section will include these general provisions and defer to established bylaws if they exist. Hillsborough, North Carolina Unified Development Ordinanre I Draft NovembeO2009 Pagc 6