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Approved 11/01/2017 <br /> <br />2 <br /> MOTION by Tony Blake to approve the September 6, 2017 Regular Meeting Minutes. Seconded by Kim Piracci. VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br />No additions to agenda. However, item 8 will be deleted as it is not ready for discussion. <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE Introduction to the Public Charge <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB <br />will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services <br />during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. <br /> <br /> <br />PUBLIC CHARGE <br />The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its <br />citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with <br />fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this <br />public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual <br />regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting <br />until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. <br /> <br />Lydia Wegman read the public charge aloud. <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS <br /> <br />No comments <br /> <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 9: MASTER PLAN DEVELOPMENT APPLICATION – SETTLER’S POINT - To make a recommendation to <br />the BOCC on an application for an MPD-CZ (Master Plan Development Conditional Zoning). <br />The proposed project encompasses 272 acres in and adjacent to the Hillsborough Economic <br />Development District (EDD) south of Interstate 40 on both sides of Old Highway 86. This item <br />is scheduled for the November 2017 quarterly public hearing. <br />PRESENTER: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> <br />Michael Harvey reviewed the presentation. He guided the Board through the additional materials Staff passed out, <br />including a replacement page for the recommendation (page 259), a revised Attachment 7 which is the ordinance <br />amendment to the Orange County Zoning Atlas for this project. Mr. Harvey said that Staff has received a Zoning <br />Atlas amendment that proposes a rezoning of 20 parcels of property, approximately 272 acres of land south of <br />Interstate 40 through a Master Plan Conditional Zoning designation. Mr. Harvey showed visually the area which <br />located both within Economic Development Transition and Rural Residential (R-1) (shown visually), and within urban- <br />designated and rural-designated within the Growth Management Plan. Mr. Harvey said that Staff recommends that <br />the review of District 3 (properties 10-20) be tabled for this discussion this evening, reason being that this area <br />containing said 10 parcels of property is not consistent with the Comprehensive Plan and the way that a Master Plan <br />12