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ADMINISTRATION PROPOSAL 27 <br /> An Ordinance Amending the Zoning Ordinance and Subdivision <br /> Regulations of Orange County <br /> Be it ordained by the Board of Commissioners of Orange County, North Carolina, that the Zoning <br /> Ordinance and the Subdivision Regulations are hereby amended as follows: <br /> Section 1. Proposed Subdivision Regulation New Language: Amend CONTENTS by re-writing <br /> Section I to read Purpose, Authority, Jurisdiction, Private Property Rights and Applications to <br /> be Processed Expeditiously and inserting a new section I - E. Applications to be Processed <br /> Expeditiously on page 2 of the Subdivision Regulations for Orange County, NC to read as follows: <br /> Recognizing that inordinate delays in acting upon appeals or applications may impose <br /> unnecessary costs on the appellant or applicant, the county shall make every reasonable <br /> effort to process appeals and permit applications as expeditiously as possible, consistent <br /> with the need to ensure that all development conforms to the requirements of this chapter. <br /> Section 2. (page 9 -Subdivision Regulations) Determination of Classification <br /> Section III-B-1 (fifth paragraph) <br /> if the rubdiyideF wishes to appeal the deeis.en ef the Planning Depadment FegaFding the <br /> elassifieatien ef a subd;y;sieR, he' ' I , deeisien te the Planning BeaFd at its ne)d <br /> FegUlaF meeting. The Planning Beafd ��wn <br /> I.a.- final appFeYal alltheFoty FegaMing elassifleatien e <br /> the subdayisien. All sueh appeals must be Fnade, iFi wFiting, withiR thiFty (30) days of the deeisien e <br /> the Planning DepaFtment. The Planning DepaFtment's deteMinatien of elassifleatien Fnay-13e, <br /> appealed by filing a MajGF subdivision Fequest and following its -n Seet-en M D <br /> entitled A139Feval PFeseduFes fGF Maier gubdovaslens6 <br /> 'he Planning BeaFd in all sueh appeals shall make findings ef faet on supper-t ef its deeisien and shall <br /> netify the subdiyideF in writing.-,. efitdeeisien within ten (10) days afteF said deeisien is Fnade. <br /> Section 3. (page 9 -Subdivision Regulations) Concept Plan Submission <br /> Section 111-C-1 (fourth paragraph) <br /> The Planning DepaFtment shall eemplete its Feyiew ef the Geneept Plan within feuFteen (14) days-liarf <br /> submissien by the applieent. One (4) eepy of the Geneept RaR Shall be Fetained by the Plannip@ <br /> DepaFtment, and eRe (4) eepy shall be FetUFned te the subdivideF eF his4heF autheFiged agefit- <br /> Section 4. (page 11-Subdivision Regulations) Review and Approval Procedures <br /> Section III-C-3 (fourth paragraph) <br /> The Planning Department shall notify the applicant of its action., ineluding any eenditiens a#aeh <br /> theFete, within feFty flye (46) days feliewing of the appli-ation, OF WithiH sueh fuAheF tome <br /> eensented to by wFiften netiee the applie if rr the Planning DepaFtment fails to FeFideF a <br /> deeis'en w-thiR the spee-fied time peFied, 8F e)densiens theFeef, the applieatiGn is appFOyed aS <br /> submMed. <br /> Section 5. (page 12 —Subdivision Regulations)Appeal Procedures <br /> Section III-C-5 (first and second paragraphs) <br /> The decision of the Planning Department regarding a minor subdivision application may be appealed <br /> to the Board of County Commissioners. If appealed, the applieatien shall be plaeed en the next <br /> FegUlaF meeting agenda ef the Planning Be The Board of County Commissioners shall have <br /> G:/robert/ADMINORD.doc/nov99/revFebOO/rpd <br />