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APPROVED 4/6/16 accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a 49 manner which considers the present and future needs of its residents and business 50 through efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, 51 safety, and welfare of the overall county. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a 52 vision of responsive governance and quality public services during our deliberations, 53 decision, and recommendations. 54 55 Public Charge 56 The Planning Board pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board 57 asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with 58 the Board and with fellow residents. At any time, should any member of the Board or 59 any resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member 60 to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum rail 61 to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine 62 commitment to this public charge is observed. 63 64 65 66 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR 67 COMMENTS No comments from the 68 Vice-Chair. 69 AGENDA ITEM 7: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE(UDO) TEXT 70 AMENDMENT- To review and discuss government-initiated 71 amendments to the text of the UDO regarding sign regulations. 72 This item is scheduled for the MAY 23, 2016 quarterly public 73 hearing and is expected to return to the Planning Board in April 74 for a recommendation. 75 Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 76 77 Michael Harvey reviewed abstract. 78 79 Paul Guthrie: I have a question… Increasingly, gas stations are putting TV 80 monitors in the middle of their pumps; does that count against their signage lot? 81 82 Michael Harvey: Under this proposal it would be counted as part of the allotment. So, if 83 you have 300 square feet for the district you’re in that’s part of your allotment. Our 84 current ordinance gets into a level of minutia to regulate because we don’t want an over 85 abundance of signage, we’re going the other direction with it. Saying, “Here’s your 86 allotment, you can’t live outside of this allotment. What you choose to do with that 87 allotment is your business as long as it’s permitable and complies with any other 88 applicable standard.”. There are regulations in zoning dealing with noise generation on 89 commercial lots, especially if it’s adjacent to residential lots. The sheriff ’s office has a 90 much more restrictive, and spelled out noise ordinance. There are lighting standards 91 that still have to be met, so signs still have to meet the lighting ordinance. But, as far as 92