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Attachment 3 <br />~3 <br />Excerpt of draft Planning Board Minutes <br />DRAFT <br />Minutes <br />Orange County Planning Board <br />May 7, 2008 <br />Regular Meeting <br />Members Present: Jay Bryan, Chapel Hill Representative (Chair); Crawford Goodwin, <br />Hillsborough Representative; Michelle Kempinski, Cedar Grove Township at Large; <br />Renee Price, Hillsborough Township at Large (Vice-Chair); Larry Wright, Cedar Grove at <br />Large; Bernadette Pelissier, Bingham Township,. Judith Wegner, Bingham Township, at <br />Large. <br />Members Absent: Sandra Quinn, Eno Township; Brian Crawford, Eno Township at-Large; <br />Cheeks Township -Vacant. <br />Staff Present: Craig Benedict, Planning Director, Tom Altieri, Comprehensive Planning <br />Supervisor; Michael Harvey, Planner 11, Donna Davenport; Administrative Assistant 11, <br />Robert Davis, Current Planning Supervisor, Eddie Kirk, Planner 11, Glenn Bowles, Planner <br />11. <br />Other Attendees: Mark O'Neal, Tycon Properties; Geoff Gledhill, County Attorney <br />Agenda Item 14: Telecommunications Wireless Facility Zoning Ordinance Amendments <br />Presenter: Glenn Bowles <br />Glenn Bowles: Ideal with changes to our telecommunications ordinance. On April1, at the <br />Quarterly Public Hearing, a question was asked, does our authority to review <br />telecommunications change because of these new regulations and the answer from the <br />Attachment 3e consultant was no, it rearranges things a bit. Last year, the General Assembly <br />amended Chapter 153A to deal with telecommunications towers. There were six different items <br />changed slightly. The main item was that local governments could no longer deal with tower <br />provider business decisions. Before we could deny a cell tower if it did not have a collocator <br />associated with that application. We now no longer have that authority. A spec tower can be <br />located in the community with the Special Use Permit. The-flip side is that they cannot build it <br />without a collocator. Also, the Special Use Permit has atwo-year shelf life as opposed to one <br />year we now have. In reviewing this with our consultant, we also make additional changes, <br />which are listed. There are seven items listed. <br />Jay Bryan: What is staff s recommendation? <br />Glenn Bowles: They recommend approval to the Board. <br />MOTION made by Judith Wegner to approve. Seconded by Renee Price <br />VOTE: Unanimous. <br />Jay Bryan: If this should happen again, could we have more of a summary? <br />