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a 0001 1 NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS A public hearing will be held in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Superior Courtroom of the - New Orange County Courthouse, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, Nurl.h Carolina, on Monday, February 25, 2002, at 7:30 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: A. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS 1. Pierre Morin, agent for Biltmore Homes LLC requests a text amendment to Article 9 SIGNS of the Zoning Ordinance The specific petitioner request is to change a.section in the unregulated sign portion of the ordinance that would allow a 16 square foot instead of the present 4 square foot maximum sign to be installed on the same lot as a builder's model home. The sign would specifically convey information about the builder and hours for viewing the house. Purpose: Article 9 of the Zoning Ordinance regulates signage within the Orange County zoning jurisdiction. Section 9.6 of the sign ordinance sets forth the types of signage that are not regulated by the zoning ordinance (Signs Not Subject To Permit Requirements). Section 9.7 of the sign ordinance states that any sign not referenced in Section 9.6 are to be regulated (Zoning Compliance Permit Required). Therefore if the amendment is approved, builders would be allowed up to a 16 square foot sign without a zoning compliance permit. B. ORANGE COUNTY HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN Purpose: In June of 2001, the North Carolina General Assembly passed Senate Bill 300: An Act to Amend the Laws Regarding Emergency Management as recommended by the Legislative Disaster Response and Recovery Commission. Among other provisions, the bill requires that local governments have an approved hazard mitigation plan which includes a community assessment and mitigation strategy in order to receive state public assistance funds (effective for state-declared disasters after August 1, 2002). Participating municipalities would be part of the county-wide plan to aid in coordination and consistency. C. ADOPTION OF THE 2002 NORTH CAROLINA BUILDING CODES Purpose: The state adopted a new building code standard that is more universal in application in terms of format, technical code provisions that may be more easily understood by multi-state builders. Based on prior legislative action, this year, the 2002 North Carolina Building Code (International Code with North Carolina Amendments) will become the official North Carolina State Building Code along with the 2002 North Carolina Residential Code, Volume 1- A Administration, 1-C Accessibility, Volume ll Plumbing, Volume 111 Mechanical,