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<br />1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date:May 12, 2015 <br />Action Agenda <br />Item No.2 <br />SUBJECT: Potential Revisions to the Existing Public Hearing Process <br />DEPARTMENT:PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) <br />Planning and InspectionsNo <br />ATTACHMENT(S):INFORMATION CONTACT: <br />A.Process Flow Charts Recommended Perdita Holtz, Planner III, 919-245-2578 <br />by the Planning BoardCraig Benedict, Director, 919-245-2592 <br />B.Excerpt of September 8, 2014 <br />Quarterly Public Hearing Minutes <br />C.Excerpt of November 6, 2014 BOCC <br />Meeting Minutes <br />D.Excerpts of Planning Board Meeting <br />Minutes – October 8, November 5, <br />and December 3, 2014 <br />PURPOSE: <br />To discuss and give clear direction to staff on whether (and, if so, how) the <br />existing public hearing process for Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development Ordinance, and <br />Zoning Atlas matters should be revised. <br />BACKGROUND: <br />This topic was heard at the September 8, 2014 Quarterly Public Hearingand <br />additional background is available in the agenda materials: <br />http://www.orangecountync.gov/September_8__2014.pdfwith the minutesexcerptincluded in <br />Attachment Bof this abstract.The public hearing was adjourned to November 6, 2014 to allow <br />time for staff and the Planning Board to consider the matter. The agenda materials for <br />November 6 are available at: http://www.orangecountync.gov/November_6__2014.pdfandthe <br />minutes excerptincluded in Attachment C. At the November 6 meeting, the BOCC received a <br />progress report and closed the public hearing since it became evident that a new public hearing <br />process would have to be started if changes to the existing public hearing process are desired. <br />The Planning Board extensively discussed this matter at its meetings on October 8, November <br />5, and December 3, 2014. Meeting Minutes excerpts for these meetingsare included in <br />Attachment Dand agenda materials for Planning Board meetings are available at: <br />http://orangecountync.gov/planning/planningboard.asp.The flow charts included in Attachment <br />Adepict the processes that capture the Planning Board discussion of what the processes <br />should be for Legislative and Quasi-Judicial items if the existing process is changed. <br />Staff has recommended that there be two processes – one for legislative items and one for <br />quasi-judicial (and those few instances where there is a mix of legislative and quasi-judicial <br />components, such as with conditional use zoning districts) – and the Planning Board has <br /> <br />