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Annotated Outline <br /> Public Notification <br /> It is recommended that the proposed public notification requirements for all applications subject to public notification requirements be <br /> consolidated in this section. <br /> Generally, public notification is required through publication in a newspaper of general circulation, mailing of notice to adjoining <br /> property owners, and on-site posting of notice. Specific requirements for each of these different types of notice will be provided, and <br /> public notification requirements will comply with North Carolina law governing the notice given for various types of permit <br /> applications. To the extent we can comply with state law while at the same time consolidating the notice requirements for the <br /> different types of applications for development approval,we will do so in this.subsection. We also suggest the town consider including <br /> a new provision that authorizes that notice for development applications be sent to persons or organizations that have registered to be <br /> notified and paid a fee to defray the costs of the mailing of notice. <br /> The notification procedures and time frames are checked against those required by state law and references to the General Statutes will <br /> be included. <br /> We have found it quite helpful in consolidating and simplifying notice requirements to use a table that spells out the general public <br /> notification requirements. We propose to use that approach in <br /> this subsection. An example format of the table from another TABLE 2-2DO(l):PUBLIC NOTIFICATION FOR PERMIT APPROVALS <br /> jurisdiction is reproduced here. <br /> Public Hearing Procedures <br /> Text Amendment At list 3D day,poor <br /> T <br /> or <br /> his section will include legally-mandated public hearing public nearing <br /> procedures. Additional information regardin g expectations for <br /> O Amandmem to Olfieial Zeno District Map 6 At 111 15 days prior W Al least 30 days prig to At Mast 15 days"ior to <br /> public hearings will be included in the administrative manual. Planned DeveloDmaa District °°b"`"'aring pWdR Hearing pubic tearing <br /> Special Ex..plion Perme 6 Al least 15 days prior b At least 15 days Prior b Ai)..It 15 days prior to <br /> Conditions of Approval V.4—Perms pubrc nearing public hearing Public nearing <br /> Appeal to Board or Z-Ing Appals Al lean 15 days prior to Al keel 15 days prior to a least 15 days prior to <br /> This section will describe generally the es of conditions that Public hearing public loafing "be nearing <br /> g Y types codirral.a Aopmaal«+..s a <br /> may be attached to certain forms of approvals ranted under Appeal dHardship d Nkart/5 dear prior k akirtlic Gas Pnorb <br /> PP g Appeal a DevekPm.a ssrsicea Director's puae hearing pubic tearing <br /> this chapter. The section will only apply in those instances keN"e18ion;r Decision wCaMlicarara <br /> where the procedure expressly allows applications to be public " <br /> "approved with conditions." This section will be written to LaMDevalcpmeMAgreemeas A1isf3Ddearing ° P 30dayer"°`r k'•130dH days <br /> reflect the General Statutes, federal law, and case law regarding public hearing "p��n;beta: "i°"`"°""° <br /> conditional approvals. It will specify that conditions imposed on ` rl <br /> proposed developments must be limited to those that are Example Summary Table of Notice Provisions <br /> related in both type and amount to the impacts that the <br /> proposed development will have on the public and surrounding development, and that conditions may not be less restrictive than <br /> provisions in the UDO. <br /> Notification to Applicant <br /> This subsection will explain the various ways in which an applicant will receive notification of a decision made by a decision-making <br /> body. The section will be developed in accordance with recent changes in state law related to notification regarding Planning Board <br /> decisions. In some cases, notification regarding a decision can be provided during a public hearing,while others may require that the <br /> Planning Director notify the applicant in writing of the decision on an application for development approval within a specific number <br /> of days after the decision on the application. <br /> Appeals of Town Board of Commissioners Decisions <br /> This section will clarify that all decisions by the Town Board of Commissioners may only be appealed to Orange County Superior Court <br /> under state law. <br /> Deferral of Application <br /> This section will establish the rules governing when and under what circumstances an applicant may request the deferral of, or the <br /> town may defer, an application for development approval. <br /> Withdrawal of Application <br /> Hillsborough,North Carolina <br /> Unified Development Ordinance I Draft Annotated Outline Page 7 <br /> November,2009 <br />