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22 <br /> 12119196 Final Draft 5 <br /> the Board which approved the original application. The task force was concerned that some of the <br /> criteria used to distinguish a Special Use Permit modification from a minor change would not be <br /> appropriate when applied to a project with the size and complexity of a golf course. <br /> For example,an increase in usable floor area or an increase in the size or number of approved signs <br /> constitutes a modification requiring a public hearing. Given that 1) floor area is not an appropriate <br /> measure of the intensity of a golf course as a land use, and 2) that a golf course typically includes <br /> numerous signs that are not visible from a public road, the current criteria listed in Article 8.7.1 <br /> could be re-evaluated so that changes which are small in proportion to the use are considered minor <br /> and eligible for administrative review. <br />