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alternative to that presented to the Ordinance Review 147 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 Class Special 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 ARTICLE 22 - DEFINITIONS Site Specific Development Plan , A plan approved by the Orange County Board of Commissioners following a Rublic hearing and which describes with reasonable certainty, the type and intensity of use for a s ecific arcel or RargeLls of property located within the County's zoning Jurisdiction. A Site S ecific Develo ment Plan shall be deemed aRRroved upon the effective date of the Board of Commissioners' action. Site Plans Special Use Permits Planned Developments. and Preliminary Subdivision Plats may be approved as Site Specific Development Plans in accordance with Section 8 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. Site S ecific Development Plans are required only where an applicant wishes to vest his property rights fora Reriqd longer than that otherwise permitted by this Ordinance, Vested Right - The right to undertake and complete the develo ment of .a RroDerty under the terms and conditions of an approved Site Specific Development Plan, provided however, failure to abide by such terms and conditions shall result in a forfeiture of vested rights. The vested _right is