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0 R A N G E C O U N T Y <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br />Meeting Date: May 28. 1991 <br />OP- <br />Action Agenda <br />Item # C 5 <br />SUBJECT: SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENT <br />(Re- approval of Expired Preliminary Plat) <br />DEPARTMENT: PLANNING PUBLIC HEARING _X —Yes No <br />ATTACH14ENT (S) : <br />Proposed Amendment <br />INFORMATION CONTACT: Mary Scearbo <br />Extension 2583 <br />TELEPHONE NUMBERS: <br />Hillsborough - 732 -8181 <br />Durham - 688 -7331 <br />Mebane - 227 -2031 <br />Chapel Hill - 967 -9251 <br />PURPOSE: To receive public comment on a proposed amendment to <br />the Subdivision Regulations to allow staff re- approval <br />of expired Preliminary Plats. <br />BACKGROUND: Under current procedures, the Board of Commissioners <br />may approve a revised phasing plan for an expired <br />Preliminary Plat. If a revision is not approved, the <br />expired portion of the Preliminary Plan must be <br />re- submitted as if it were a new project. <br />In many cases, the re- submitted Preliminary Plan is <br />identical to the original plat. If there have been no <br />major changes in subdivision, zoning, or other <br />regulations which affect the proposal, then the <br />Preliminary Plat is generally re- approved with little <br />or no change. Major design considerations and other <br />issues were addressed and resolved prior to the <br />original approval. In many cases, the approval <br />process for the "new" subdivision is oriented largely <br />toyard process, rather than substance. <br />The attached amendment is proposed to allow staff to <br />re- approve expired Preliminary Plats which meet <br />certain criteria. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed <br />amendment. <br />