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26 alternative to that presented to the Ordinance Review Committee, and to the Planning Board on July 15, 1991. The original proposal included a public hearing conducted by Planning Staff for Site Plans, and a hearing before the Planning Board prior to the recommendation to the Board of Commissioners for Preliminary Plats. In order to recover advertising costs, a fee of $200.00 was recommended since a special public hearing notice would be required. Subsequent to the Planning Board meeting on July 15, 1991, the proposal was revised. The original proposal focused on minimizing the amount of time involved in obtaining approval, given that a public hearing must be added to the process. The costs, to be paid by the applicant, would be significant. The approval procedures would also be more complex. The revised approach incorporates the procedures into an existing public hearing process (Special Use Permit Approval), and there is no additional cost to the applicant. The time period required for approval is longer, but the vesting procedure is not required. It would be initiated only at the request of the applicant. In addition, the vesting procedure may result in project completion schedules which are considerably longer than those allowed by the current ordinance provisions. The procedure for obtaining a C1ass4Special Use Permit allows the Board of Commissioners closer scrutiny of such requests and to attach conditions to the approval. EXISTING AND PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVISIONS: ZONING ORDINANCE ARTICLE 22 - DEFINITIONS Site S ecific Develo ment plan - A plan aRRroved by- the Orange County Board of Commissioners following a_public hearing and which describes, with reasonable certainty, the. tyRe and intensity f use for a sRecific Parcel or Rarcels of property located within the County's zoning jurisdiction. A Site Specific Development Plan shall be deemed approved upon the effective d t of the Board of Commissioners'-action. Site Plans, Special Use Permits, Planned Developments, and Preliminary Subdivision Plats may be aRRrov@d as Site Specific Development Plans in accordance with Section 8 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance._ Site Specific Develop ment Plans are re 'red only where an aRRlicant wishes to vest his DrORerty rights fora eriod lon er than that otherwise permitted by this Ordinance. Vested Right - ThS right to undertake and complete the deve o ment of a PrgRerty under the terms and conditions of An aRproygd Site Specific Develo ment Plan rovided however failure to abide by such terms and conditions shall result in a forfeiture of vested rights. The vested right is