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4 <br /> commercial districts, Temporary Events expected to attract 300 or more persons would require <br /> approval of a Class A Special Use Permit. <br /> • ADD ARTICLE 8.8.14 SPECIAL USES - TEMPORARY EVENTS to create application <br /> requirements and standards of evaluation for the approval of a Special Use Permit for a Temporary <br /> Event. <br /> • ADD ARTICLE 6.16.17 ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN PERMITTED USES - <br /> TEMPORARY EVENTS to create standards of evaluation for the approval of site plans and Zoning <br /> Compliance Permits for Temporary Events. <br /> 2. Variances for Off-Site Septic Easements in Protected Watersheds <br /> AMEND ARTICLE 6.23..11 WATERSHED PROTECTION OVERLAY DISTRICTS - <br /> ADMINISTRATION to authorize the Board of Adjustment to grant variances to allow the use of septic <br /> easements in water supply watersheds. <br /> 3. Special Uses <br /> AMEND ARTICLE 8 SPECIAL USES to clarify the conditions under which a Special Use Permit would <br /> become null and void; clarify the conditions under which a Special Use Permit would expire; and <br /> eliminate the requirement that Board of Commissioners' action on a Special Use Permit include a <br /> summary of evidence. <br /> 4. Violations <br /> AMEND ARTICLE 23 VIOLATIONS, PENALTIES, AND REMEDIES to raise the maximum fine for <br /> criminal violation of the Zoning Ordinance from$50 to$500. <br /> ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> 1. Dedication/Payment-in-Lieu Provisions <br /> AMEND SECTION IV-B-7-b RECREATION SITES to substitute a payment-in-lieu based on the cost of <br /> land and facilities associated with implementing a system of community and district parks. Currently, the <br /> payment-in-lieu includes only the value of land, and is based on the assessed value listed in the Orange <br /> County Tax Office. The average payment-in-lieu per household is presently $76. Under the proposed <br /> system,the payment-in-lieu would not exceed$330 per household- <br /> The specific text amendments proposed as described in this notice are available for public inspection at the Orange <br /> County Planning Department. <br /> All interested citizens are invited to attend this hearing and be heard. Public comment will be received during the <br /> public hearing. Following the close of the public hearing, only evidence received in writing by the date of the <br /> Planning Board meeting following the public hearing will be considered by the Board of Commissioners for <br /> decision. <br /> Changes may be made in the advertised proposals which reflect debate,objections and discussion at the <br /> hearing. <br /> Questions regarding the proposals may be directed to the Orange County Planning Department located in the <br /> Planning and Agricultural Center, 306F Revere Road, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Office hours are from 8:00 <br /> a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. You may also call 732-8181 (Hillsborough), 688-7331 (Durham), 967- <br />