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"IA- '5- <br />Air,Y SAL <br />AN 'COUNTY <br />�RAsr <br />M <br />PfOPL <br />PRESEpVATION•PPOOPESS•E <br />Impact ordinance <br />DRAFT Environmental <br />pmentlCommiss on Comments <br />Economic D May 29, 1990 <br />I would like to present <br />esentative of the Economic Do�mitteent Commission on the <br />As one repr act Ordinance Review C <br />Environmental Imp <br />comments on behalf of EDC's representatives, John McKee and •environmental <br />orts the need to have <br />The Economic Development Commission "Ld ever needed impacts while not <br />regulations <br />to minimize environmental daace and realizes that it �s base <br />difficult to write an ordinance that will but still feel <br />appropriate economic develo henReviewnCommittee�,tia ti <br />inhibiting p laud the efforts of <br />expansion. We app <br />that some changes should be made to limit the -need for an additional ay <br />of governmental regulation. <br />into Orange county. <br />the EDC is concerned that tbuspne�sesncomingetal impact the job <br />Generally, will adversely affect <br />Ordinance (EIO) �s non - residential tax -base an <br />new and expanding businesses need to know <br />In ordefororesidents,Onew. County approval/denial decisions <br />supply what is required of them and when app <br />specifically <br />will be made. be <br />suggests that the requirements n °mentcordinanceshtoEavo d as b not <br />1) EDC local develop <br />incorporated into existing This would best serve our citizens the <br />additional level of rovallprocess. Delays cost money <br />lengthening the app o through the approval process necessary to <br />number of companies will <br />to g <br />locate in Orange County. requiring an Environmental <br />adjust ed so that Planning Department staff could inform <br />2) EDC suggests that t <br />he threshold for req well as approve projects within <br />Assessment (EA) a requirements as Staff have <br />builders /developers of EA EDc also suggests that the Planning <br />15 days of their submittal. approve /accept the EIS. <br />broad authority ecific as to what would <br />3) The Environmental Impact ordinance needs to be required federal <br />be required by or state <br />Orange County, in addition to any <br />permits. o this E10 <br />1989 are still relevant t <br />Comments given by the EDC on March 22, <br />0 ilable from the EDC office. <br />review. A copy of these comments are ava <br />Y ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CO N.C. 27278 <br />ORANGE COUNT HILLSBOROUGH, 919) 227 -2031 <br />712 � 110 N. CHURTON ST' ' SAWYER BUILDING <br />P.O. BOX (919) 968 4501 (919)688-7331. <br />(919) 732 -8181 <br />