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Approved 12/7/2016 <br /> <br />1 <br />MINUTES 1 <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 <br />NOVEMBER 2, 2016 3 <br />REGULAR MEETING 4 <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Tony Blake (Vice-Chair), 7 <br />Bingham Township Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At-Large Bingham Township; Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill 8 <br />Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 9 <br />Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; 10 <br />Kim Piracci, At-Large; 11 <br /> 12 <br /> 13 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; 14 <br /> 15 <br /> 16 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz; 17 <br />Planning Systems Coordinator; Patrick Mallett, Planner II, Rachel McCook, Planner I; Meredith Kern, Administrative 18 <br />Assistant II 19 <br /> 20 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 21 <br /> 22 <br />Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order. 23 <br /> 24 <br /> 25 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 26 <br />a) Planning Calendar for November and December 27 <br /> 28 <br />Lydia Wegman informed the Board of the quarterly public hearing on November 21st and a regular Planning Board 29 <br />meeting on December 7th. 30 <br /> 31 <br /> 32 <br />AGENDA ITEM 3: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 33 <br /> OCTOBER 17TH REGULAR MEETING 34 <br /> 35 <br />MOTION by Tony Blake to approve the October 17, 2016 Planning Board minutes. Seconded by Lisa Stuckey. 36 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 37 <br /> 38 <br /> 39 <br />AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 40 <br /> 41 <br />No additions to Agenda 42 <br /> 43 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 44 <br /> 45 <br />Introduction to the Public Charge 46 <br />The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 47 <br />appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 48 <br />laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 49 <br />harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and 50 <br />future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 51 <br />contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 52