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3 <br /> <br />3. Comprehensive Plan Linkage (i.e. Principles, Goals and Objectives) <br />Land Use Goal 6 – A land use planning process that is transparent, fair, open, <br />efficient, and responsive. <br /> <br />4. New Statutes and Rules <br />N/A <br /> <br />C. PROCESS <br /> <br />1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />June 17, 2014 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br />September 8, 2014 <br />c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints <br />June 17, 2014 – BOCC members approved the legal advertisement for the <br />September 8, 2014 Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />STAFF COMMENT: the BOCC authorized staff to move forward with the <br />proposed amendments consistent with the timelines identified herein. <br />July 2, 2014 – Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) <br />STAFF COMMENT: the ORC reviewed this item at its July 2, 2014 <br />meeting where the following comments/questions were made: <br />• Will this increase the cost of a Special Use Permit application? <br />STAFF COMMENT: Yes. The applicant will have to pay for the <br />mailing notifying residents of the NIM. Approval of this amendment <br />will require an amendment to the Orange County Fee Schedule to <br />capture this fee. <br />• How will this amendment impact applications for telecommunication <br />towers? <br />STAFF COMMENT: Currently property owners within 1,000 feet of <br />a parcel of property where a telecommunication tower is proposed <br />are notified of a balloon test. This test, which occurs anywhere from <br />6 weeks (Class B application – 75 to 199 ft. tall tower) to 11 weeks <br />(Class A application – 200 ft. and over) prior to a public hearing. <br />The purpose of this test is to show interested parties how the tower <br />will ‘look’ on the property by flying a dirigible at the maximum <br />proposed height of the tower. Staff, who already attends this test, <br />intends to utilize this test as serving as the NIM and will be available <br />to provide information on the process. <br />53