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103 <br /> ORANGECOUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> PUBLIC HEARING AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: May 27. 1997 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item# C 2c (1) <br /> SUBJECT: ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENT <br /> Article 2.2.4 Planning Board Tenure <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING_X—Yes No <br /> BUDGET AMENDMENT REQUIRED Yes X No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> Proposed Amendment Mary Willis <br /> Extension 2583 <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough 732-8181 <br /> Durham 688-7331 <br /> Mebane 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill 967-9251 <br /> PURPOSE: To receive citizen comment on a proposed amendment to change the <br /> month in which Planning Board terms expire from February to March. <br /> BACKGROUND: On April 6, 1992, the Board of Commissioners adopted a Resolution <br /> for the Appointment and Orientation Process for Boards and <br /> Commissions. Eleven procedures were included-in the Resolution, <br /> including a requirement that appointment expiration dates coincide with <br /> quarter ending dates. Article 2.2.4 of the Zoning Ordinance currently <br /> states that Planning Board terms expire in February. The proposed <br /> amendment changes the month of expiration to March. <br /> RECOMMENDATION: Article 20 of the Zoning Ordinance requires that the Zoning Officer's <br /> recommendation be presented to the Planning Board within 30 days of <br /> receipt of an application. However,Article 20.4 exempts any application <br />