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<br />Note: This chart is meant as a graphical representation of the <br />UDO text; the text shall take priority in any conflict or ambiguity. <br />Application <br />Submittal <br />Class B SUP: Schedule <br />NIM, DAC & Board of <br />Adjustment quasi- <br />judicial hearing <br />Class A SUP: Schedule NIM, <br />DAC, Planning Board meeting & <br />BOCC quasi-judicial hearing <br />BOCC decision <br />Planning Board for <br />review and <br />recommendation <br />Board of <br />Adjustment <br />decision <br />Publish Legal Ad, Post <br />Sign & Mail Notice for <br />Public Hearing <br />BOCC holds quasi- <br />judicial hearing at <br />quarterly public hearing <br />Special Use <br />Permit <br />Neighborhood <br />Information <br />Meeting <br />Post Sign & Mail <br />Notice for <br />Neighborhood <br />Information <br />Meeting (NIM) <br />Development <br />Advisory <br />Committee (DAC) <br />Meeting <br />Staff Review/ <br />Analysis Begins <br /> <br />BOA holds quasi- <br />judicial hearing <br />Post Sign & Mail Notice for <br />Neighborhood Information <br />Meeting (NIM) & Planning <br />Board meeting <br />Publish Legal Ad, Post <br />Sign & Mail Notice for <br />Public Hearing <br />Development <br />Advisory <br />Committee (DAC) <br />Meeting <br />Neighborhood <br />Information Meeting <br />Timeline Example – Class A Special Use Permits <br />Mail: min. 14 days <br />prior to meeting. <br />Sign: min. 10 days <br />Min. 45 days prior to <br />public hearing <br />~5 weeks after submittal <br />~7 weeks after submittal / <br />~3 weeks prior to public <br />hearing <br />At least 10 days but not <br />more than 25 days <br />prior to hearing. <br />Depends on outcome of <br />hearing. BOCC could <br />make a decision the night <br />of the hearing, defer a <br />decision to a later <br />meeting date, or request <br />additional evidence and <br />continue the hearing to a <br />date/time certain. <br />Normally <br />in same <br />month (PB <br />1st Wed., <br />QPH near <br />end of <br />month), <br />but can <br />vary. <br />Timeframe for Class A SUPs could <br />potentially be reduced to as low as ~10 <br />weeks after application submittal. <br />Current timeframe is ~4-5 months. <br /> 100