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Tnm ICinn A. �an�..... _,._....,._....� ...__.... ..... ._ ._... _...�_.__.._....._..._.__.. <br />I, W_Q�_VCVVL.000 <br />Page 1 <br />RV <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />AND <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />JOINT PUBLIC HEARING <br />AUGUST 26, 2002 <br />The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Planning Board met in joint session on <br />Monday, August 26, 2002 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Battle Courtroom in Hillsborough, North <br />Carolina. <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Margaret W. <br />Brown, Moses Carey, Jr., Alice M. Gordon and Stephen H. Halklotis <br />COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: Geoffrey Gledhill and S. Sean Borhanian <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager John M. Link, Jr., and. Clerk to the Board Donna S. <br />Baker (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br />PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT• Barry Katz, Crauford Goodwin, Ted Triebel, Rachel <br />Preston, Howard McAdams, Jay Bryan, Maria Tad and Renee Price <br />PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ASSENT: Chair Nicole Gooding -Ray and Vice Chair Hunter <br />Schofield. Jay Bryan was the substitute Vice - Chair. <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br />A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br />Chair Barry Jacobs referred to all of the information in front of the Board of County <br />Commissioners and identified the different colored paper articles — blue and orange - about Person <br />County's moratorium on telecommunications towers. There was also a purple and a green sheet that <br />dealt with Carrboro's annexation petition process. <br />B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS - <br />Orange County Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments — Planning Board member Jay Bryan <br />presided over this portion of the Public Hearing because the Chair and Vice -Chair were both absent. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict introduced item #1, which was an abridged edition of what is <br />in the package. in March of this year the County invoked a 6 -month moratorium on telecommunication <br />towers. This moratorium expires September 6, 2002. The staff has been meeting with the industry and <br />with stakeholders to get some ideas on the draft ordinance. Craig Benedict went over some of the new <br />provisions. Section A has to do with new height and process restrictions. The suggestion is that class B <br />special use permits will be those towers that are less than 150 feet. Any tower more than 150 feet will <br />go to the Planning Board and the Board of County Commissioners. Section B is a suggestion that if <br />someone brings in a tower with four potential sites or users, then they can go through.the older process <br />of 200 feet and below being a class B special use permit. This is a special incentive for co- location. <br />Section C is a yearly Pre - Application conference that would occur in December or January of <br />each year. This would be an open meeting where industry providers would be invited to discuss the <br />intent to locate new towers within the County for the year. This might encourage co- location. The staff <br />is suggesting a twice a year submittal of tower applications. The Board of Adjustment is concerned <br />about having three towers to consider at one meeting. This is still under consideration. <br />