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APPROVED 4!3!2001 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />MAY 22, 2000 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in joint session with the Orange County Planning <br />Board on Monday, May 22, 2400 at 7:3Q p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom, Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. and Commissioners Margaret W. <br />Brown, Alice M. Gordon, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONER ABSENT: Stephen H. Halkiotis <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Leo Allison and members <br />Karen Barrows, Howard McAdams, Craufard D. Goodwin, Rachel Preston, Co-Chair James Selkirk, and <br />Robert Strayhorn <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Barry Katz, Theresa Nicole <br />Goading-Ray, Onie Lea, Lynne Holtkamp, Runyon Woods, <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Harmony Whalen <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Jahn M. Link, Jr., Planning Director Craig Benedict <br />and Clerk to the Board Beverly A. Blythe {all other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF THE MEETING WILL <br />BE KEPT FOR 5 YEARS. <br />A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br />Orange County Board of Commissioners Chair Moses Carey said that the Orange County Planning <br />Board Chair Leo Allison would be chairing the first two items on the agenda tonight and he would be <br />chairing the third item. <br />B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br />Chair Carey dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br />1. Orange County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments <br />a. Section 20.6 Public Hearing and Notice Thereof <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict made the presentation. He outlined the items to be discussed <br />as stated on the agenda. <br />He summarized the two Zoning Ordinance amendments. He said that, consistent with the <br />goals that have been put forth from the County, staff lacked at the public participation procedures that <br />are a requirement of the zoning code. They found that when a public hearing is called, the first time the <br />public hears about what will be on the public hearing is something in the newspapers. He said that a lot <br />of the public believes, from this advertisement, that all of the ideas have been created and decisions <br />have been made. He summarized the process of a public hearing. He said that the new process is <br />consistent with state law and includes notifications sent out to the public. He gave an example of <br />changing regulations within a watershed and said that the County would have to notify every person <br />within the watershed and every person within a 500-foot radius around the watershed. The proposal is <br />that a notice will be sent out to have an open house or public forum prior to the public meeting. This <br />would give the staff an opportunity to meet with the public and explain the changes that are being made. <br />There would also be another opportunity after the public hearing for additional comments from the public. <br />He said that the staff worked with the Institute of Government and an intern that was doing a paper on <br />