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M As required by Section 2.9.1 (C) of the UDO, the applicant has supplied an Environmental Assessment and a Resource Management Plan (part of the site plan package) for review. The narrative portion of the application also contains a description of mitigation measures being incorporated into the project. Staff has reviewed this information and is satisfied that the applicant has complied with the standards of the UDO. As required by Section 2.9.1 (D) of the UDO, a neighborhood information meeting was held on November 3, 2011 to allow local residents to review and discuss the plan with the applicant. A summary of their comments is contained within Attachment 5. Proceedings: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7.7 and 2.8 of the LIDO, this project is reviewed in both a legislative (i.e. rezoning) and a quasi-judicial (i.e. Class A Special Use Permit) process. Please refer to Attachment 4 for additional detail. Analysis: As required under Section 2.7.4 of the UDO, the Planning Director is required to: `cause an analysis to be made of the application' and pass that analysis on to the reviewing body. In analyzing this request, the Planning Director offers the following: 1. The application has been deemed complete in accordance with the requirements of Section 2.7, 2.9, and Section 5.8.4 of the UDO. 2. Staff has determined that the property is of sufficient size to support the proposed expansion. 3. The proposal appears consistent with the various goals outlined within the Comprehensive Plan concerning development, including: a. Land Use Overarching Goal: Coordination of the amount, location, pattern, and designation of future land uses, with availability of County services and facilities sufficient to meet the needs of Orange County's population and economy consistent with other Comprehensive Plan element goals and objectives. b. Land Use Goal 2: Land uses that are appropriate to on -site environmental conditions and features and that protect natural resources, cultural resources, and community character. c. Land Use Goal 3: A variety of land uses that are coordinated within a program and pattern that limits sprawl, preserves community and rural character, minimizes land use conflicts, supported by an efficient and balanced transportation system. 4. Staff has determined that the proposed expansion project is consistent with the provisions and goals of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement. Further, staff contends that the proposed re- location of the existing septic system out of an identified protected stream buffer increases the project's compliance with the provisions of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan. JPA Review: In accordance with the Joint Planning Area Agreement, this project was sent to the Town of Chapel Hill for review and comment on October 14, 2011, with a revised site plan being sent to them once it was received by the Department on November 4, 2011. Notification Requirements: Per Sections 2.7.5 and 2.8.7 of the UDO, staff has caused a notice of this hearing to be published: 'as least twice in a newspaper of public circulation in the County for two (2) successive weeks: 'no less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty -five (25) days' before the public hearing. The legal ad was published accordingly.