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a2 <br /> Brown left the meeting at 10:05 p.m. <br /> Interdepartmental coordination/communication. The <br /> specific issue is how to insure that adequate <br /> communication between County departments is <br /> established so that approvals by one department are <br /> not held up by the requirements of another. <br /> Collins noted that this comment was made by Nick <br /> Tennyson of the Homebuilders Association. The <br /> comment refers specifically to Planning and <br /> Environmental Health. <br /> Discussions with Ron Holdway, Environmental Health <br /> Supervisor, had indicated this issue has been <br /> resolved. Efforts toward a more formal development <br /> review process with Holdway's staff are to be <br /> proposed. <br /> Collins noted that "public information meetings" are <br /> not public hearings. They are for the benefit of <br /> developers, property owners, and adjacent property <br /> owners. Such meetings must be used to voice concerns <br /> and address those concerns prior to presentation of <br /> plans to the Planning Board. <br /> Barrows asked if some of the meetings would be <br /> disorderly. Collins responded that, in some cases, <br /> the lines have already been drawn prior to the <br /> meeting. The public information meeting is to occur <br /> immediately after the application is presented so <br /> the developer will know the concerns and issues up <br /> front. <br /> Collins noted that, if there is already animosity in <br /> a community, there is nothing that the Staff or <br /> developer can do or say that will address that. <br /> Development plan exceptions. The specific issue is <br /> whether allowing a developer to submit only a <br /> Flexible Development plan is discriminatory. <br /> Collins indicated he did not feel it is <br /> discriminatory, but, rather an incentive. <br /> Rural Buffer applicability. The specific issue is <br /> whether land within the Rural Buffer should be <br /> subject to the Flexible Development provisions. <br /> The Rural Buffer is located in the Orange County- <br /> Chapel Hill-Carrboro Joint Planning Area. When the <br /> Rural Character Strategies for the Rural Buffer were <br /> prepared, a joint public hearing was held with <br /> Chapel Hill and Carrboro to provide an opportunity <br />