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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 subdivision is consistent with the provisions and goals of the Joint Planning Land Use Plan and Joint Planning Agreement. 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 July 20, 2012. As of this date staff has not received any comments. 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. On August 10, 2012 staff sent written notice by certified mail to all adjacent property owners located within 500 feet of the subject property as required by Section 2.7.5 of the UDO. On August 16, 2011 staff posted a sign on the property providing a notice of the date, time, and location of the public hearing. Attachment 7 contains the Notification and Certification of mailing. Class A Special Use Permit (SUP) Process: The SUP process involves the approval of a site plan and a Class A Special Use permit to allow for the development of a specific land use on a parcel of property. The project is reviewed through the quasi-judicial process (i.e. based on sworn testimony and competent evidence) in accordance with the provisions of Section 2.7 and of the UDO. The normal cadence of review is as follows: • SUP applications are reviewed during one of the fourjoint Quarterly Public Hearings held by the Planning Board and the BOCC; • All individuals intending to offer comment/testimony on the application shall be sworn by the Clerk to the BOCC, including County staff, prior to speaking; • Individuals speaking for or against the project will provide evidence on the request demonstrating, or refuting, compliance with the provisions of the UDO; • The BOCC will adjourn the public hearing to a date/time certain and forward the item to the Planning Board for a recommendation; • The BOCC will reconvene the public hearing, receive the Planning Board recommendation, receive any additional testimony, close the hearing, and make a final determination on the merits of the request based on the evidence and sworn testimony offered into the record for and against an application. Conditions can be imposed as part of this approval that address public health, safety, and welfare issues; • If approved, the SUP and site/subdivision plan are recorded at the Orange County Registrar of Deeds. This SUP document outlines any conditions regulating the development of the approved use and binds all current and future property owners to abiding by the approval.