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NAME OF BOARD/COMMISSION: Planning Board <br /> <br />Report Period: 2015 calendar year for annual report; 2016 calendar year for <br />work plan <br /> <br />ORANGE COUNTY ADVISORY BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS <br />ANNUAL REPORT/ WORK PLAN FOR THE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> <br />The Board of Commissioners appreciates the dedication of all the volunteers on <br />their boards and commissions and welcomes input from various advisory boards <br />and commissions throughout the year. Please complete the following <br />information, limited to the front and back of this form. Other background <br />materials may be provided as a supplement to, but not as a substitute for, this <br />form. <br /> <br />Board/Commission Name: Planning Board <br /> <br />Person to address the BOCC at work session- if applicable- and contact <br />information: Pete Hallenbeck, Chair, (919) 732-6551, pete@eflandfd.org <br />(please note the Chair is expected to change in January when the Planning <br />Board holds elections since Mr. Hallenbeck’s second term has expired so <br />he is not eligible for reappointment – the Chair at the time the work <br />session is held will address the BOCC) <br /> <br />Primary County Staff Contact: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; secondary <br />contact: Perdita Holtz, Planner III (Planning Systems Coordinator) <br /> <br />How many times per month does this board/commission meet, including any <br />special meetings and sub-committee meetings? Once or twice per month (12 <br />regular meetings + 4 Quarterly Public Hearings + special or sub-committee <br />meetings such as the Ordinance Review Committee [ORC] which meets <br />prior to the regular meeting several times a year). <br /> <br />Brief Statement of Board/Commission’s Assigned Charge and Responsibilities. <br />Under the authority of NC General Statute, the BOCC created the Planning <br />Board to embark upon a continuing planning program, including but not <br />limited to the preparation and maintenance of a Comprehensive Plan for <br />Orange County, in protection of the public health, safety, and general <br />welfare of present and future residents and businesses, landowners and <br />visitors. The duties of the Planning Board are listed in Section 1.6.3 of the <br />Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> <br />What are your Board/Commission’s most important accomplishments? <br />Within last 2 years: <br />• UDO text amendment to require a neighborhood information meeting <br />prior to public hearings for Special Use Permit applications. <br />• UDO text amendment to establish a new conditional zoning district for <br />Attachment 2 76 76