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Existing Review Process for non - County- initiated actions that require a <br />BOCC public hearing <br />The timeframe from Application Submittal to BOCC Decision is similar for the Existing Process <br />and Proposed Process (a minimum of 4 -5 months). From a time perspective, the primary <br />difference between the existing process and the proposed process is the greater number of <br />application due dates per year. There are currently 4 due dates per year, which means that if <br />someone is ready to apply and the application due date is still 2 months away, the application <br />can be submitted but action towards a decision would be on hold for 2 months. If there were a <br />more frequent application deadline and public hearing schedule, the process would be more <br />efficient for some applicants. <br />In recent years, Orange County's timeframe from application deadline dates to decision <br />compares favorably to most local governments in North Carolina. One of the main differences <br />is that most other local governments have a monthly public hearing cycle rather than the <br />quarterly public hearing cycle Orange County adheres to. Additionally, the practice of having <br />the BOCC approve the legal ad for the public hearings adds additional time (approximately 3 <br />weeks, much more for the August QPH) to the front -end of the schedule since the application <br />deadline date must be early enough to place the legal ad approval item on a BOCC agenda <br />prior to newspaper ad deadline dates. <br />04 <br />