Agenda - 11-05-2015 - 5-e - Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment – Public Hearing Process Revisions - Closure of Public Hearing and Action (No Additional Comments Accepted)

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Article 2: Procedures 37 Section 2.9: Conditional Districts (D) Neighborhood Information Meeting (1) Before a Public Hearing may be held on an accepted application for a CUD, the applicant is required to schedule, with the assistance of the Planning Department, a minimum of one neighborhood information meeting. The purpose of this meeting is to obtain surrounding property owner input and comments on the proposed development project. (2) The applicant shall obtain property owner mailing address information from the Orange County Planning Department and shall mail certified notices of the meeting date and time to each property owner within 5,00 one thousar, feet of the property for which a CUD has been requested. (3) The notices shall be mailed a minimum of 14 days prior to the date of the proposed Neighborhood Information Meeting. (4) The applicant shall post a sign on the property advertising the date, place, and time of the meeting a minimum of 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. (5) The Neighborhood Information Meeting shall be held a minimum of 45 days prior to the date of the Public Hearing where the application is scheduled for review and public comment. ( Review and Evaluation of Application 1) All CUD applications shall be reviewed and acted upon in accordance w' the review procedures for Class A Special Use Permits (Section 2.7). (2) The following shall be considered when evaluating an applicatio or a CUD: (a The policies and objectives of the Orange County C prehensive Plan, particularly in relation to the use, proposed site, d surrounding area; (b) T olicies and objectives of any adopted all Area Plan(s) relating to the a ; and (c) The poten i I impacts to the surrou ing area including, but not limited, to: traffic, sto water drainage, mpatibility of land use activities, and land values. (3) The Board of County Commi io rs may attach reasonable and appropriate conditions to the location, nat nd extent of the proposed use. Such conditions may address th ollowi (a) The characte ' tics of the propo d use and its relationship to surroundi property and existing d uses, (b) The posed support facilities, such as arking, screening and buffer ar s, (c) The timing of the proposed development, Architectural review and controls, (e) The Permitted and Special Uses allowed under the exists zoning classification, and, (f) Other matters that the BOCC may find appropriate or the applica may propose. (F) Approval and Conditions 43 This section had not been proposed for modification at the September 8,2015 public hearing. However,as a result of comments made at the public hearing,the notification boundary is proposed to be expanded from 500 feet to 1,000 feet for other types of actions so staff is suggesting the increase in this section as well so that notification distances will be consistent. Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-34