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APPROVED 8/2/17 2 54 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 55 56 Introduction to the Public Charge 57 The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 58 appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 59 laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 60 harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and 61 future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 62 contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 63 will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 64 during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 65 66 PUBLIC CHARGE 67 The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 68 citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 69 fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 70 public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 71 regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 72 until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 73 74 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 75 76 No comments from Chair or Vice Chair 77 78 AGENDA ITEM 7: COMMITTEE/ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS 79 a) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 80 b) ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION 81 82 Michael Harvey reported that the Board of Adjustment was slated to review a Class B Special Use Permit last month 83 proposing a kennel off of North Carolina Highway 86, just north of Whitfield Road. However, the application has been 84 put on hold at the direct request of the applicant. The applicant has not yet secured all of the appropriate approvals 85 from the Environmental Health Department (hereafter referred to as the “Health Department”) for the proposed septic 86 system; the application is facing a negative recommendation by the Staff at this time. The applicant is working with 87 the Health Department to fix septic issues. There is not an estimated timeframe for the application to be heard at this 88 juncture. 89 90 No report from the Orange Unified Transportation Board (OUT Board) 91 92 AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 93 94 Tony Blake reviewed an addition to the agenda from Craig Benedict: an email (referred to hereafter as “the letter”) to 95 Craig, Michael Harvey and Donna Baker from Randy Marshall, Planning Board member, regarding scrap tires, stale 96 water, and mosquitos, and whether or not there is a spraying program. Tony Blake said that his first take on the 97 matter is that it is a Health Department issue or a Solid Waste issue. He also does not think that Orange County is 98 the only place with this problem. 99 100 Note: See original email in attachments for this meeting 101 Craig Benedict said that while the letter raises points not directly related to land use, per se, the Health Department, 102 in the past, has worked with Planning as part of a combined effort, to handle an issue such as this that is discovered 103 during code enforcement activities. A lot of it, under County jurisdiction, is not as specific as what cities can do. Cities 104 can have what they call ‘nuisance ordinances’ where they say someone’s grass is too high or there is too much in 105 someone’s yard or something like that. He said that Planning cannot go to that level, but Planning Staff will make an 106