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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />54 <br />Attachment 5 <br />Excerpt of draft minutes <br />DRAFT MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />OCTOBER 2, 2013 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township <br />Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At -Large Bingham Township; Tony Blake, Bingham Township Representative; <br />Herman Staats, At- Large, Cedar Grove Township; James Lea, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Andrea <br />Rohrbacher, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; Paul Guthrie, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Johnny Randall, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township <br />Representative; Stephanie O'Rourke, Eno Township Representative; Vacant- Hillsborough Township Representative; <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Perdita Holtz, Special Projects Coordinator; Michael Harvey, <br />Current Planning Supervisor; Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Ashley Moncado, Special Projects <br />Planner; Abigaile Pittman, Transportation /Land Use Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant II <br />Agenda Item 9: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment — To make a recommendation <br />to the BOCC on government- initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance <br />(UDO) that will require a neighborhood information meeting be held prior to site plan <br />submittal for most proposed governmental uses. This item was heard at the September 9, <br />2013 quarterly public hearing. <br />Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br />Michael Harvey: (Reviewed abstract). There were a couple of comments and questions at the quarterly public <br />hearing. This information is detailed on page 45 of your abstract. Concern was expressed by a Planning Board <br />member that there needs to be additional thought as to what constitutes government use and the expense of <br />logistical issues of having this neighborhood information meeting. Staffs comment is essentially that we understand <br />the concern but the direction we have from the elected officials is that anytime there is a government use, that use is <br />going to be reviewed by the adjacent property owners in this form and setting to ensure that they understand what is <br />going on. There are concerns about local volunteer fire departments absorbing this cost and those have been <br />expressed to the elected officials who have indicated that while they understand the concern, they are moving <br />forward with this option. Planning staff recommends that you deliberate on this and vote to recommend approval of <br />the amendment to the elected officials. <br />Tony Blake: I have a couple of comments. It was expensive and not what the intent of what the fire tax is. It was <br />several thousand dollars including renting space, printing boards and mailing expense. It was difficult to <br />communicate to people that this site plan was not approved yet so we didn't have anything concrete to show them. <br />Paul Guthrie: Do I read this to be that the volunteer fire department is not a governmental function? <br />Michael Harvey: No sir. It is a government use. In Section 5.2 of the table under the government use category, it is <br />listed. <br />Pete Hallenbeck: This is a pain for the fire department and it costs money but can be fairly cheap compared to <br />upsetting neighbors forever when something is just dropped on them. <br />35 <br />