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Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.9: Conditional Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-35 <br /> <br />(3) The notices shall be mailed a minimum of 14 days prior to the date of the <br />proposed Neighborhood Information Meeting. <br />(4) The applicant shall post a sign on the property advertising the date, place, and <br />time of the meeting a minimum of 10 days prior to the date of the meeting. <br />(5) The Neighborhood Information Meeting meeting shall be held a minimum of 14 <br />days prior to the date of the Public HearingPlanning Board meeting where the <br />application is scheduled for review and public comment. <br />(E) Review and Evaluation of Application <br />The review, processing, and evaluation of a CZD application is a legislative process <br />subject to judicial review using the same procedures and standards of review that apply <br />to general use district zoning decisions. <br />(F) Approval and Conditions <br />(1) The Board of County Commissioners shall take action on the application to <br />rezone the property in accordance with the procedures outlined within Section <br />2.8. <br />(2) The applicant or the County may recommend that reasonable and appropriate <br />conditions be attached to the approval of the application <br />(3) Conditions and site-specific standards shall be limited to those that address the <br />conformance of the development to County ordinances, the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan, or any other relevant plans that address the impacts <br />reasonably expected to be generated by the proposed development. Any such <br />conditions may address: <br />(a) The compatibility of the proposed development with surrounding <br />property, <br />(b) Proposed support facilities (i.e. roadways and access points, parking <br />areas and driveways, pedestrian and vehicular circulation systems, <br />screening and buffer areas, the timing of development, street and right- <br />of-way improvements, storm water drainage, the provision of open <br />space, etc), and/or <br />(c) All other matters the County may find appropriate or the petitioner may <br />propose. <br />(4) Conditions of approval may include dedication to the County or State, as <br />appropriate, of any rights-of-way or easements for streets, water, sewer, or other <br />public utilities necessary to serve the proposed development. <br />(5) The applicant shall have a reasonable opportunity to consider and respond to <br />any requirements/conditions requested by the County prior to final action by the <br />Board of County Commissioners on the disposition of the application. The <br />applicant shall agree in writing to any conditions prior to a final decision on the <br />application. <br />(G) Effect of Approval <br />(1) Approval of a CZD is binding on the property and the development and use of the <br />subject property shall be governed by the Ordinance requirements applicable to <br />the specific CZD district and all approved conditions. <br />(2) The applicant shall comply with all requirements established in the CZD <br />Ordinance. Only those uses and structures included in the CZD Ordinance and <br />approved site plan shall be allowed on the subject property. <br />(H) Zoning Atlas Designation <br />20