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00034 ORANGE COLrNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT ffiLLSSQROUGIi NOIITS CAROLINA E72'78 a~r.n .i a e` u u MEMORANDUM T0: COUNTY MANAGER FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR DATE: JUNE 6, 1985 SUBJECT: JOINT PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES ORANGE COUNTY - CHAPEL HILL Bach The Joint Planning Agreement adopted by Orange County and Chapel Hill requires joint public hearings on development proposals. The first of these is scheduled for Tune I1, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. at Chapel Hill High School. Two governing boards (the Board of Commissioners aad the Town Council) and one advisory body (the Orange County Planning Board) will be present to hear presentations/receive Cestimony regarding a Planned Development application - Chandler's Green .• With the participation of the Chapel Hill Town Council and the existence of different methods of conducting public hearings in the two jurisdictions, a uniform method for conducting such hearings is necessary. The following recommended procedures have been approved by the Planning Board and discussed with the Chapel Hill Planning Director. Minor revisions have been made to reflect Chapel Hill practices since Planning Board approval. Conduct of Hearings Current Orange County practice is for the Planning Board Chair to conduct hearings reagrding zoning ordinance text and atlas amendments, while the Chair to the Board of Commissioners conducts hearings involving special use permits and land use plan amendments. The Chapel Hi11 Mayor conducts all hearings before the Town Council. To provide consistency at public hearings, it is recommended that the Chair of the Orange County Board of Commissioners conduct all .joint County/Town Public Hearings and that the following procedures be utilized in carrying out such hearings. The procedures represent a consolidation of current Orange County and Chapel Hill procedures.