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32 <br />1. We did not want an applicant to incur additional costs if the site plan was going to be revised to address <br />public concern(s) expressed at the neighborhood information meeting, and <br />2. We did not want there to be the perception amongst adjacent property owners their comments /concerns did <br />not matter as we had the formal site plan submitted and ready to go (i.e. be reviewed). <br />One of the goals here is to involve property owners within 500 feet of the project in the development process so that <br />concerns could be addressed in the final design phase of a project. <br />As you are aware, the Planning Department typically completes courtesy review on all non - residential development <br />projects, including governmental uses, to address this very issue you bring up. That will not change with the adoption <br />of this amendment. Also please bear in mind the County holds pre - application meetings with applicants to review <br />these very issues prior to the formal submittal of development application. <br />I will keep you in the loop on where we are with this. There will be additional opportunity for peer review over the <br />summer as we move forward. <br />Thanks again. <br />Thanks for the opportunity to review. <br />Gayle <br />From: Michael Harvey <br />Sent: Monday, June 24, 2013 12:50 PM <br />To: Craig Benedict; Tom Altieri; Perdita Holtz; Ashley E.. Moncado; Jennifer Leaf; Michael Kelly; Bret A.. Martin; Abigaile <br />Pittman <br />Cc: James Bryan; Rich Shaw; Marabeth Carr; Jeff Thompson; Gayle Wilson; Jeff Scouten; Dan Bruce; Wesley Poole <br />Subject: Peer Review - proposed LIDO Text Amendment <br />I am attaching an item for peer review on a proposed text amendment relating to the holding of a neighborhood <br />information meeting prior to the review of a development project proposing a governmental use. <br />This amendment is being proposed to address concerns over a lack of public notification when a land use within the <br />governmental uses land use category (i.e. government facilities and office buildings which will include land fill(s), <br />transfer stations, parks, office building, police /fire stations, volunteer fire station, etc.) is proposed for <br />development. The amendment is being made consistent with a BOCC Chair /Vice Chair request in accordance with a <br />UDO Amendment Outline Form approved at the June 18, 2013 BOCC meeting (attached). <br />All I am including at this time is the proposed language requiring the meeting. I am not including revised pages to <br />correct citations to several sections being 'renumbered' as a result of this proposal. Frankly I am not done with this <br />aspect of the amendment yet, which will be provided at a later date. <br />This item is slated for review by the Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) at the July 10, 2013 meeting. If <br />possible I would like you initial comments by June 28, 2013 for inclusion in the Planning Board packet. <br />Let me know if you have any questions. Thanks. <br />Michael <br />