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Article 2: Procedures 28 <br /> Section 2.7: Special Use Permits <br /> (4) The Board of County Commissioners and Planning Rnarrt30 shall review the <br /> application during a regularly sGheduled publiG hearing a meeting designated as <br /> a Quarterly Public Hearing. <br /> (5) All evidence shall be submitted during the public hearing. If additional evidence <br /> is requested by the Board of County Commissioners during a hearing which must <br /> be submitted at a later date, the hearing shall be continued to a date/time certain <br /> in order to receive the additional evidence.31 <br /> (7�)The RGAFd of G9 into GE)FAMORS09ARPS may rlirent the DlanniRg Beard to previde a <br /> not sn rlirent fho DlanniRg Rnard- shall make ifs rennmmenrlatinn y.f0th0n three <br /> (8) if the Planning Reard fails, to make o rennmmenrlofinn )Adthin the time olk)ttA l <br /> (9) After closing the <br /> public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners shall <br /> do one of the following: <br /> (a) ApprGva-� <br /> (b) Ap preyal;niith nnnrlitinn8; Gr <br /> (c) DRAORI <br /> (a) Defer action to a later Board of County Commissioners meeting date, or <br /> (b) Act upon the application. <br /> (10) Board of County Commissioner action on the application shall include making <br /> appropriate findings of fact pursuant to Section 2.7.11, stating whether the board <br /> concludes each of the applicable standards have been met and one of the <br /> following: <br /> (a) Approval; <br /> (b) Approval but with specified conditions as provided in Section 2.7.12; or <br /> (c) Denial. <br /> (B) For Class B Special Use Permits, the following shall apply: <br /> (1) The Board of Adjustment shall review the application during a regularly <br /> scheduled public hearing. <br /> (2) The Board of Adjustment shall conduct the hearing in accordance within the <br /> provisions detailed in this Section as well as those contained within Section 2.12. <br /> (3) After mss#closing the public hearing, the Board of Adjustment shall take <br /> action upon the application. This action shall ba include making appropriate <br /> findings of fact pursuant to Section 2.7.11, stating whether the board concludes <br /> each of the applicable standards have been met and one of the following: <br /> (a) Approval; <br /> 30 While the Planning Board is expected to attend the public hearing,a quorum of Planning Board members will <br /> not be necessary in order to conduct the hearing. <br /> 31 In order to meet legal requirements for quasi-judicial proceedings,staff is suggesting this proposed language. <br /> Evidence would no longer be allowed to be submitted in writing after the quasi-judicial hearing. Instead, <br /> additional evidence would have to be presented by experts at a subsequent hearing(which does not necessarily <br /> have to be a quarterly public hearing date). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-24 <br />