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ORANGE COUNTY 033 <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 411 ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 27, 1989_ <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item # <br /> SUBJECT: ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ORDINANCE <br /> DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING x Yes No <br /> ATTACHMENT(S) : INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Scearbo <br /> Proposed Ordinance <br /> Draft Application for <br /> Environmental Assessment <br /> Town of Carrboro Comments <br /> TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br /> Hillsborough - 732-8181 <br /> Durham - 688-7331 <br /> Mebane - 227-2031 <br /> Chapel Hill - 967-9251 <br /> 410 PURPOSE: To receive public comment on an Environmental Impact <br /> Ordinance. <br /> BACKGROUND: A draft Environmental Impact Ordinance was presented <br /> for public hearing on October 10, 1988. The Board of <br /> County Commissioners had some major concerns, <br /> including the breadth of the criteria for <br /> applicability and the applicant's costs in terms of <br /> time and money. <br /> The Ordinance Review Committee has met on several <br /> occasions to continue with development of the <br /> Ordinance, with the assistance and input of a <br /> committee which included a County Commissioner, the <br /> County Manager, County Attorney, County Engineer, <br /> Chair of the Environmental Affairs Board, a <br /> representative of the Economic Development Commission, <br /> and several other individuals not employed by Orange <br /> County who offered expertise in areas of environmental <br /> concern. <br /> Most of the discussion by the Committee focused on <br /> identifying issues and areas of environmental <br /> sensitivity, and establishing criteria by which to <br /> 411 determine if a project has an environmental impact. <br /> Development occurring in environmentally sensitive <br /> areas, or including activity which could have <br />