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7 <br />APPROVED 08/19/2003 MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />JOINT PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA <br />May 27, 2003 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board met in <br />joint session for a public hearing on Tuesday, May 27, 2003 at 7:00 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle <br />Courtroom in Hillsborough, North Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Margaret W. Brown, Alice M. Gordon, <br />Stephen H. Halkiotis and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Moses Carey, Jr. <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., Assistant County <br />Managers Rod Visser and Gwen Harvey and Clerk to the Board Donna S. Baker (All other staff <br />members will be identified appropriately below) <br />PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Vice -Chair Hunter Schofield and members <br />Crauford Goodwin, Barry Katz, Sam Lasris, Renee Price, Noah Ranells, and <br />Ted Triebel <br />PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Chair Nicole Gooding -Ray and members Jay <br />Bryan, Howard McAdams, Rachel Preston, and Maria Tadd <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE <br />C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - Chaired By Planning Board Vice Chair Hunter Schofield <br />2. Orange County Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br />c. Amend Section IV -13-3. Streets, IV -B -3 -b to require that major <br />subdivisions have access on a paved public road. <br />Craig Benedict said that this amendment has to do with major subdivisions that are five lots or <br />more, having access to a paved road and not just a dirt road. This would not be affecting the <br />small subdivisions. He said that sometimes major subdivisions encroach upon a rural area that <br />is not prepared for development. This provision would say that the major subdivision does not <br />go forward until the right -of -way is available. <br />Public Comment - none <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />accept the Manager's recommendation to refer the proposed amendments to the <br />Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the BOCC no sooner than <br />August 19, 2003. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />