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6 ORANGE COUNTY-CITY OF DURHAM COURTESY REVIEW SYSTEM A. PURPOSE To provide the governmental units of Orange County and the City of Durham with a process for receiving information and providing comment on existing and proposed land use activities and/or utility extensions within a mutual area of interest. B. PROCEDURE The jurisdiction in which the development application has been filed will send a copy of the site plan or other relevant material to the Planning Department of the other courtesy review jurisdiction. In the case of proposed new development, Durham and Orange County will send out their courtesy review material at the same time that they forward material for department or agency review. In the case of existing development, Durham and Orange County will send out their courtesy review material upon receipt and acceptance of an application for utility extension. When information about a proposal in a neighboring jurisdiction is received, the reviewing jurisdiction will review the proposal. Such information will be reviewed by the appointed or elected official(s) responsible for approving a project of similar nature in its jurisdiction. If the reviewing jurisdiction desires to comment on the proposal,it shall forward its comments within 14 days to the originating jurisdiction. If a reviewing jurisdiction finds that it needs or desires a period longer than 14 days in which to make its comment, it may request a longer time. The originating jurisdiction will decide, on a case-by-case basis, whether the review time can be extended. Comments received from the reviewing jurisdiction will be considered by the originating jurisdiction as part of its overall permit and/or utility extension approval process. C. TYPES OF PROJECTS TO BE REVIEWED The types of projects to be considered under courtesy review include: 1. Any development application involving a project(existing or proposed) in Orange County's jurisdiction or portion thereof and/or which would be provided with public water and/or sewer service by the City of Durham, including, but not limited to, the following: a. Conditional use and/or special use permit applications for"major projects."A"major project"is any development to be located on a lot or parcel two or more acres in size or involving a building or structure with over 20,000 square feet in gross floor area. b. Major subdivisions and mobile home parks. c. Non-residential projects. d. Rezonings and land use plan amendments. 2. Any proposed annexation by the City of Durham of land area which is part of Orange County's jurisdiction.