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&75 5 Mayor Nassif questioned how the Boards could proceed with a public hearing if a project was not in compliance with the Ordinance? ' Gledhill said that they would have to ask for a waiver of the requirements or the Boards can review the proposal and include compliance or modification as an condition of approval. In this case, the applicant 's Layout may have led the planning staff to make assumptions about each lot in the subdivision that are not correct. What we are going to determine based on the evidence presented here tonight is whether those two requirements are met by the applicant and to determine if they are not and whether it can be addressed by imposing special conditions. Mayor Nassif asked if he had a project to present to the County if he could submit the project and not necessarily comply with the stipulations or the Ordinances and still come before the Board and prove that, even though he does not comply, he has a good project. Is that the typical way the County would consider it? Gledhill stated that usually when the applicant does not fulfill all the requirements, the • application is returned to the applicant as _incomplete. He indicated that the sight distances had. Likely been an oversight . Collins responded that when the applicant addressed the sight distance requirements in this particular situation, the applicant had reviewed the proposal with the Department of Transportation and the plan was revised to reflect NC DOT sight distnace requirements. Staff realizes the applicant has complied with NCDOT requirements. Collins stated the planning staff felt the buffers modification is justified. Discussion followed regarding buffer requirements for the Town of Chapel Hill and their application to future development of adjacent properties . Collins stated he felt a 100 ' buffer was excessive for this subdivision . Shirley Marshall stated she felt there needs to be a combined Land Use Plan for the Joint Planning