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r~' ~ <br />Excerpt of Minutes °~ <br />Approved 9/3/08 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />JULY 9, 2008 <br />REGULAR MEETWG <br />MEI~ERS PRESENT: Jay Bryan, Chapel Hill Representative (Chair); Craufurd Goodwin, Hillsborough Representati~; <br />Mictietle Kempinsld, Cedar Grove Townsh~ At-large; Larry Wright, Cedar Grove Township At-Large; Renee A. <br />Price, Hillsborough Township At Large (Vice Chair); Brian Crawford, Era Township At-Lange; Joel Forrest Knight, <br />Little River Reptesentatnre; Beriadetbe Pelissier, B'mgham Township; Jeffrey Schmitt„ Cedar Grove Township At <br />MEMBERS ASSENT: Judith Wegner, Bingham Township Af-Large <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director, Tom Alfieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor, Nr~tiael <br />Harvey, Planner II; <br />AGENDA tTEal 8: Z~IING ORDWANCE AMENDINENT: ARTICLE 6, SECTION fi.2tl.1 LARGE GROUND ABSORPTION <br />SYS'TEN (3,000 GALLONS PER DAY) AND PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANTS PROHIBRED IN AR <br />DISTRICTS AND RURAL BUFFER <br />a) To consider a recommendation fa the BOCC regarding this proposed amendment heard <br />at the May 79, 2008 QPH <br />Presenter. Michael Harvey, Planner II <br />Michael Harvey: Reviewed Amendment. <br />Renee Prime: What lady w~! have oversight of the County does? <br />Michael Harvey: They would have to go through the normal pemtiiiiing process as other ind'nridual would which <br />means State, Health Department Regulations, Orange County Health Departrnettt Reguk~ions and local site plan <br />sutxnission requirements would s011 need th be met but would not have to go through the Specal Use Pernitting <br />process with the Board of County Commissioners or the Board of Adjustment would have to issues a Special Use <br />permit The majority of large ground atuorption systems have th be a Class Special Use Permit <br />Renee Price: Does that allow or disallow any public comment? <br />Michael Harvey. It would not allover any public comment because it is not a Spedal Use Permit process but it win ~ <br />through the namial site plan review as most County projects do now. <br />Renee Price: So you could move next door th someone and they can't object. <br />Michael Harvey: For County government projects only. Everything else has th get a Special Use Permit because <br />that is the requiremenit. <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Not having read the court's decision, did our attorney explath the concern the court case came with, <br />saying there is a legal dilemma with the County approving ~seff a Special Use Permit? <br />Michael Harvey: The Segal d~emma is that you have the gaveming body issuing itself a Special Use Permit We <br />included the tern incestuous nature of the permft process that creates gem for staff and the attorney's office <br />