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Commissioner Yuhasz said that on page 116 there is a list of duties of the Planning Board that are being eliminated. He asked why this was being done. Perdita Holtz said that some of the duties are elsewhere and some are being eliminated. Commissioner Jacobs asked for the staff rationale in writing about these duties. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.7.2 and the Elements of the Comprehensive Plan. He said that the word `agriculture' never appears that he can see. He suggested putting it under Land Use Element, Economic Development Element, or somewhere else appropriate. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the section below this and said that it is ok to say "Chair" and "Vice-Chair" as opposed to "Chairperson" and "Vice-Chairperson." Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 1.10.2-f and made a language change, "all new or substantially improved structures as required by this ordinance." In Section 1.4-m, Commissioner Yuhasz asked where it addresses the effect of a letter of map amendment on how the zoning ordinance deals with applications of the FEMA maps. He is concerned that there could be a letter of map amendment and still there are things in the ordinance in the floodplain section that require applying the strict boundary. Section 2 Commissioner Jacobs made reference to Section 2.2.4-a, "Application forms detailing the specific requirements for each specific type," and said that, "detailing the requirements for each specific type," would suffice. Commissioner Yuhasz said that there is a Table of Actions, but there is no mention of appeals. He thinks this should be in this section. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 2.2.1 and a notarized letter sent by the owners. He thinks that this should be limited to the owners as identified on the Orange County tax records and not put a burden on the staff or the County Attorney. In Section 2.2.4, Commissioner Yuhasz and read, "applications must be submitted in the form and quantity required by the official responsible for accepting the application." He thinks that this should be required by ordinance and not by the individual who is in charge of accepting the application. Commissioner Jacobs asked why there was flexibility on this and Perdita Holtz said that it was because there are now Erosion Control and Floodplain applications part of this, and all of those require a different number of applications. Commissioner Jacobs suggested erring on the side of asking for the most copies possible as opposed to what is necessarily a case-by-case basis. Commissioner Yuhasz said that he does not want the form of the application to be determinable at the whim of the person who accepts the application. Commissioner Yuhasz made reference to Section 2.2.5 and said that `a' and `b' say "pre-application meeting", but `c' says "pre-application conference." This will be changed. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to `c' in this section and said that, even though it says, "including but not limited to," as long as OWASA is being listed, it could also list Orange Alamance Water Systems. In Section 2.2.7-c, Commissioner Yuhasz said that he is not sure why, if the applicant withdraws after the notice but before the hearing itself, it should have to be treated as a denial. Perdita Holtz said that it is the existing process, but the reason for it is so that someone who has a lot of opposition coming cannot suddenly withdraw the application and then reapply in three months.