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- Nov 22: Quarterly Public Hearing - Dec—Jan: Planning Board Recommendation - Jan - Feb: BOCC action Commissioner Yuhasz asked if the County Commissioners should go through specific questions now or submit them in written form. Chair Foushee said to make any comments now. Commissioner Jacobs suggested doing it section by section. Craig Benedict said that he would put together a document that will explain where there is consensus in the comments. Section 1 Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Authority and read, "The purpose of establishing comprehensive development regulations for designated portions of Orange County," and said that these portions should be designated pretty quickly in this document. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.1.9 and said that b' talks about, "The more restricted provision governed is subject to approval by the County Attorney." He asked if this authority should be given solely to the County Attorney. Commissioner Yuhasz said that the next few paragraphs dealing with the Town of Chapel Hill development standards were not clear to him at all. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to page 1.2 and Purpose and Intent. He said that there is nowhere that explicitly says, "protect the natural environment." He thinks this should be included. He made reference to Section 1.1.8, Regulation of Farm Activities, and the exceptions and asked if the Neuse River Standards applied to agriculture. It was answered no. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Section 1.1.9 where it lists Chapel Hill and Carrboro and asked if there was an agreement with Hillsborough. Perdita Holtz said that this language will be included once the Land Use Plan is adopted with Hillsborough. This page is related to the Joint Planning Agreement. Commissioner Jacobs asked that this be added as a footnote. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.1.14 and the Transitional Provisions. He said that this should be liberalized a little so that it is not so restrictive when people are trying to build. Commissioner Jacobs suggested having a chart that shows where someone is in the development process. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.1.17 and read, "all existing regulations not contained within this ordinance are hereby repealed." He said that he is not sure that this should be worded in this way. He understands the intent. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.4.1-b and changed the wording to "actively serving" instead of"physically serving." In Section 1.6.1-c, Commissioner Yuhasz said that the sentence about each Township within the County should be written better. In Section 1.6.2, Commissioner Yuhasz said that he is not sure that a one-year hiatus for a member is sufficient. He suggested extending this. Commissioner Hemminger said that this is true of all boards. It was answered that this is in the by-laws and Commissioner Yuhasz said that the by-laws should be referenced in this section.