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6 c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints May 5, 2015 – Approval of UDO Amendment Outline Form July 1, 2015 – Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) (BOCC receives materials) September 8, 2015 – Quarterly Public Hearing December 7, 2015 – Receive Planning Board Recommendation d. Other N/A 2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and Orange County ordinance requirements a. Planning Board Review: July 1, 2015 – Ordinance Review Committee (ORC). The ORC reviewed this item at its July 1, 2015 meeting where the following comments/questions were made: • Could a resident, on his own property, sponsor a club in his name and finance play on the field under this proposal? STAFF COMMENT: As the Ordinance is currently written, and proposed, the property owner would have to get a special use permit as the proposed recreational land use is intended to serve the needs of the general public or members of a club/organization. • Could I develop a putting green on my property? STAFF COMMENT: You can have a recreational facility on your property and use it for recreational purposes, including a putting green. When a recreational amenity is opened up for public use/access, however, the nature of the use of property changes and becomes more than a simple accessory use. Staff argues it becomes a recreational facility used to satisfy the needs of the general public, which requires a heightened level of permit review to operate. • Could a farmer donate land to a non-profit organization to allow for the development of a recreational facility? STAFF COMMENT: Yes but they would have to obtain a Class B Special Use Permit for the use. This is the current requirement and we are not recommending a change to the existing process. • Is the intent with this regulation to control the development of gun ranges specifically? STAFF COMMENT: The amendment seeks to make it easier to identify 21