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she would like to see addressed is public involvement. She said that there are questions from the public about the conditional zoning where there would not be a special use permit but a master plan. The perception was that there was less public input if there was not a special use permit. She went back to the minutes from the August meeting where the Board approved looking at conditional districts. One of the things suggested was an increase in public input by having neighborhood meetings before a public hearing. She said that some of those issues need to be clarified that there will not be a decrease in public input, but a planned increase. She said that these things are embedded and not very clear. John Roberts said that the Chapel Hill resolution was approved tonight and sent to him. The only change was to the title of the resolution and not the body. Commissioner Gordon said that she hopes it is clear that the County Commissioners want the Planning Board and staff to answer all of the points and comments that were made concerning the UDO. Chair Pelissier said that the Planning Board will deliberate and will see if they want to make any changes and if so, they will come to the County Commissioners with revisions to the Board of County Commissioners, but she was not asking that every question be addressed by the Planning Board or staff. The major themes are the ones that need to be addressed. Commissioner Yuhasz said that it is reasonable to ask the general questions. He thinks that it is important to understand that Conditional Zoning is different in some ways than Planned Developments, but not in a way that lessens the protection that is provided. He said that it is critical in approving any conditional zoning that the Board justify that. Part of the justification of the conditional zoning is that it is compatible with the land use plan. Brian Crawford said that one of the things the Planning Board has done is that it has spent so much time on the comprehensive plan and it has always been the most important document. The Planning Board thought that the consolidation of the UDO was to help fulfill the purposes of the comprehensive plan. He said that there may be areas where there is not enough language about the comprehensive plan. He suggested having a statement that it is a goal of Orange County that the comprehensive plan be fulfilled. He stressed the importance of following the comprehensive plan. He said that the Planning Board would not be able to answer every question. Larry Wright said that it would be good for the Planning Board to have a set of goals from the County Commissioners so that there can be an agenda rather than relying on staff to say what the County Commissioners want. Commissioner Foushee said that minimally what the Planning Board brings back in each of these areas of concern is a linkage between the UDO and the Comprehensive Plan. She said that an overarching fear is that people may be comfortable with what the current BOCC is going to do, but they may be uncomfortable with what a future Board composition might do. A motion was made by Commissioner Foushee, seconded by Chair Pelissier to send a formal response to the towns that will address the issues and concerns that were raised in the respective resolutions in a format of a Q&A document that will also be posted on the County's website. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Gordon said that there are overriding issues that people have raised, and they are given in the concerns stated by both the towns' and by the public. She would like to see, in response to the overarching themes in the concerns raised at this hearing, a list of specific things that can be changed in the ordinance to address these concerns. The staff can help with this. Judith Wegner asked Commissioner Gordon to write these amendments because it seems that there are very specific things and it is not clear to her. She asked that these