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17 <br /> <br />• Appointment to a first full term (Position #1) “Non-Profit Agency” for Barbara Jessie- <br />Black expiring 06/30/2021. <br />• Reappointment to an additional term (Position #2) “Tourism” for Anthony Carey <br />expiring 06/30/2021. <br />• Reappointment to an additional term (Position #5) “Agriculture” for James Watts <br />expiring 06/30/2021. <br />• Appointment to a first full term (Position #7) “Core Business Community” for John Morris <br />expiring 06/30/2021. <br />• Reappointment to an additional term (Position #8) “Core Business Community” for <br />John Anderson expiring 06/30/2021. <br />• Extension Reappointment of one year (Position #10) “Core Business Community” for <br />Mark O’Neal expiring 06/30/2019. (Extension of a term, is at the BOCC discretion <br />provided for in the “ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMISSIONERS <br />ADVISORY BOARD POLICY, Section III, Item D6. REFER TO RECOMMENDATION <br />MEMO). <br /> <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> <br />5. Public Hearings <br /> <br />a. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) and Zoning Atlas Amendments – <br />Modification of Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM) Requirements <br />The Board held a public hearing on a Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br />Ordinance (UDO) text amendment updating existing requirements for holding Neighborhood <br />Information Meetings (NIM) to be held a minimum of 14 days before said meeting and decide <br />on one of the following options: <br />a. Adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of Consistency <br />b. Defer a decision to a later BOCC regular meeting date <br />c. Refer the item back to the Planning Board for a specific purpose. <br /> <br />BACKGROUND: <br />NIMs are required for several types of projects (i.e. special use permits, conditional use <br />districts/conditional zoning applications, minor subdivisions proposing more than <br />5 lots through flexible development, major subdivision concept plan, government land uses, <br />etc.) and are typically required to occur before formal review commences (i.e. staff, Planning <br />Board, or BOCC). A synopsis of the current requirements is as follows: <br /> <br />1. Section 2.7.5 Special Use Permits (Class A or B not including telecommunication <br />facilities): NIM held a minimum of 45 days prior to public hearing. <br />STAFF COMMENT: Class A permit requests are reviewed by the BOCC during a <br />previously advertised public hearing, with review/recommendation made by the <br />Planning Board. The Planning Board typically reviews the item anywhere from 30 <br />to 40 days prior to the anticipated public hearing. Class B permit requests are <br />reviewed by the Board of Adjustment during a previously advertised public <br />hearing with no recommendation/review required by the Planning Board. <br /> <br />2. Section 5.10.8 (B) (2) Telecommunication Facilities: <br />a. For Class A permit applications (i.e. 200 ft. and taller) a balloon test is held a <br />minimum of 11 weeks (77 days) prior to the public hearing. Staff attends the balloon <br />test and conducts the NIM on-site.