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C.PROCESS <br />1.TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a.BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />April 3, 2012 <br />b.Quarterly Public Hearing <br />August 27, 2012 <br />c.BOCC Updates/Checkpoints <br />June 2012 –Approval of legal ad <br />November 20, 2012 –receive Planning Board recommendation <br />d.Other <br /> <br />2.PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Mission/Scope: <br />Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and <br />Orange County ordinance requirements <br />a.Planning Board Review: <br />July 11, 2012 –Ordinance Review Committee(ORC). <br />The ORC met on July 11, 2012 to review this item. A summary of the comments <br />made during the meeting is as follows: <br />1.The proposed amendment should include language requiring detailed <br />information on the location of battery storage areas for a solar array to <br />ensure local fire departments and emergency responders are aware <br />where they are when responding to an emergency. <br />Staff Comment: Suggestion was incorporated. <br />2.A question was posed if existing language was too nebulous with <br />respect to what constitutes glare. <br />Staff Comment: There is an existing definition of ‘glare’ within Article 10 <br />of the UDO that will be modified as part of this amendment proposal to <br />address the concern.The modification will add language related to the <br />reflection of light from an array or a glass surface as well as a lighting <br />source. <br />3.A question was asked if the proposed 15 foot height limit was <br />reasonable. <br />Staff Comment: Both staff and Planning Board member Pete <br />4 <br /> <br />