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ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT <br /> HILLSBOROUGH <br /> NORTH CAROLINA <br /> 27278 <br /> :04:1 <br /> 1.11 <br /> '14 Mito <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> TO: COUNTY MANAGER <br /> FROM: PLANNING DIRECTOR <br /> DATE: JUNE 6, 1985 <br /> SUBJECT: JOINT PUBLIC HEARING PROCEDURES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY - CHAPEL HILL <br /> Background <br /> The Joint Planning Agreement adopted by Orange County and Chapel Hill requires <br /> Scant public hearings on development proposals. The first of these is scheduled <br /> for June 11, 1985 at 7:30 p.m. at Chapel Hill High School. Two governing boards <br /> (the Board of Commissioners and the Town Council) and one advisory body (the Orange . <br /> County Planning Board) will be present to hear presentations/receive testimony <br /> regarding a Planned Development application - Chandler's Green. <br /> With the participation of the Chapel Hill Town Council and the existence of <br /> different methods of conducting public hearings in the two jurisdictions, a <br /> uniform method for conducting such hearings is necessary. The following recommended <br /> procedures have been approved by the Planning Board and discussed with the Chapel <br /> Hill Planning Director. Minor revisions have been made to reflect Chapel Hill <br /> practices,since Planning Board approval. <br /> Conduct of Hearings <br /> Current Orange.County practice is for the Planning Board Chair to conduct <br /> hearings reagrding zoning ordinance text and atlas amendments, while the Chair to <br /> the Board of Commissioners conducts hearings involving special use permits and <br /> land use plan amendments. The Chapel Hill Mayor conducts all hearings before the.: <br /> Town Council. <br /> To provide consistency at public hearings, it is recommended that the Chair <br /> of the Orange County Board of Commissioners conduct all Joint County/Town Public <br /> Hearings and that the following procedures be utilized in carrying out such hearings. <br /> The procedures represent a consolidation of current Orange County and Chapel Hill <br /> procedures. <br />