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- {- <br />COMMISSIONER HALI:IOTIS indicated that expectin; to have~~~-'preapplication contact <br />~witlt the developer" was part of the proL-lem. Hhen someone hho is not a deti-eloper and .` - <br />wants to develop their own personal property comes into the Planning Department they <br />expect to complete the process. Instead they come in and are told that they are havir:g <br />"preapplication contact." In the case of a simple request it would be very desirable far " <br />a person to come in and complete the process, or at the very least, find out on that <br />contact exactly what gill be required. Tl,e big developers are earning their mor,e~• Hhen <br />they come to the Planning Department. Howez-er, the individual is taking time off from <br />work and they do not need to be burdened by repeated trips back to the Planning <br />Department. <br />COMMISSIONER MARSHALL suggested grouping certain types of applications and <br />indicating how many copies each group would be required to submit. <br />COMMISSIONER HALKIOTIS agreed that the citizens perceive that it is getting more <br />complicated to do simple things in county government. He indicated that they feel <br />County Government is getting more bureaucratic and less user-friendly-. <br />CRUAUP indicated that the staff has several projects aimed at becoming more <br />assessible. One of those projects is a handout brochure. There is one on mobile homes <br />and one on building permits. Hopefully, if this is approved, anoti~er one will be done <br />on site plan approval procedures. These will prove very helpful to the citizen. <br />COMMISSIONER MARSHALL indicated that these brochures are one of the handouts that <br />'.need to be at the Commissioners meeting to be distributed to the citizens. <br />_ COMMISSIONER HARTWELL asked that the Planning staff think through the site plan <br />approval procedures with special care. This is the worse interface with the citizens <br />that is encountered. <br />GOUNTY MANAGER JOHN LINK commented that many of these problems have to do with <br />individuals who want minor subdi~-isian plans approved. He suggested that there be <br />written a step by step procedures. The example mentioned here involved an individual <br />who wanted to convey 5 acres to a family member. This involves someone who has never <br />been to the Planning Department before and matt not use this service a;ain for 10 rears. <br />This is an area that needs to be improved. <br />COMMISSIONER HARTWELL mentioned that the requirements for minor and major <br />subdivisions are not different at this time. The difference is in who has to sign off <br />an them. He sugges=ted that this be re-thought at this time and different requirements <br />be established for a minor subdil•ision. <br />JAGOBS suggested that the Commissioners make the Planning Staff or Eoard aware of <br />any particular Ordinances that have caused problems for people. The Ordinance Review <br />Committee can lank at these and try to make these less burdensome on indiz°iduals. <br />COMMISSIONER HARTWELL suggested taking the situations as they arise which cause <br />individuals unnecessary problems and use them as test cases to avoid future problems in <br />that particular area. <br />COMMISSIONER MARSHALL suggested that the procedure for passing on recommendations <br />to the Plannin; Staff be structured so that onlz- the Chairman and/ar the Counts*?~iana;er <br />be the contact person with the planning staff. <br />