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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 subdiyodeF washes to appeal the deeisien ef the Planning DepakmeAt Fe aFding the <br /> elassifieatien ef a subdivisien, he/she FAay appeal sueh deGisien te the Planning BeaFd at its ne)d <br /> r,egulaF meeting. The Planning BeaFd shall haye final appFeyal autheFity FegaFd*ng elassifieatien e <br /> the subdWision. All sueh appeals must be made, in wFiting, within thiFty (30) days ef the deeiGieA e <br /> the Planning DepaFtment. The Planning DepaFtment's deteMinatien of elassifieatien may-be <br /> appealed by filing a majGF subdivision Faquest and fellewing its in Seetien W D <br /> entoded Ap0FGVaj-PFeeedu Fes fGF MakwSubdoynsoens-. <br /> The Planning Beard in all sueh appeals shall make findings ef faet in suppGFt ef its deGiGien and Shall <br /> fy the GubdliyideF iH Wdtiffg., ef its deeisien within ten (10) days afteF Said deeisien is Made. <br /> Section 3. (page 9 — Subdivision Regulations) Concept Plan Submission <br /> Section 111-C-1 (fourth paragraph) <br /> The Planning DepaFtnient shall eemplete its r-eyiew of the Geneept Plan within feuFteen (14) day <br /> submissien by the applioant. One (1) eepy ef the Geneept Plan shall be Fetained by the Plan <br /> DepaFtment, and ene (1) eepy shall be FetUFned to the subdiyideF eF hisiheF al;4149Fized age-PA. <br /> Section 4. (page 11 — Subdivision Regulations) Review and Approval Procedures <br /> Section 111-C-3 (fourth paragraph) <br /> The Planning Department shall notify the applicant of'its action., ineluding any Genditiens attaGh <br /> themte, within feFty We (465) days fellewing aeeeptane F 11 . Mieatien, eF within sueh fuFtheF ti <br /> eensented te by WFitten netiee fFeFn the applioant. if the Planning DepaFtnient fails te FendeF -a <br /> deeisien within the speeified time peFled, eF extensiens theFeef, the applieatien Is appFeyed <br /> submi#ed. <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 plaGed GA the ReXt. <br /> FegulaF meeting agenda of the Planning Be The Board of County Commissioners shall have <br /> G:/robert/ADMINORD.doc/nov99/revFeb00/rpd <br />