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Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.9: Conditional Districts <br /> <br /> <br />Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-30 <br /> <br />(h) Any other information identified during the pre-application conference <br />deemed essential to demonstrate the project’s compliance with these <br />regulations. <br />(2) In lieu of the requirements in (1)(a) above, an application for a Master Plan <br />Development (MPD) CZD shall include the requirements in Section 6.7. The <br />requirements of (1)(b) through (1)(h) above are applicable for MPD-CZ <br />applications. <br />(3) 26 copies of the application package required in (1) and (2) above shall be <br />submitted by the applicant. <br />(4) The Planning Board and/or Board of County Commissioners may request <br />additional information in order to evaluate and properly process the application <br />for a CZD. <br />(D) Neighborhood Information Meeting 6 <br />(1) Before a Public Hearing may be held on an accepted application for a CZD, the <br />applicant is required to schedule, with the assistance of the Planning <br />Department, a minimum of one neighborhood information meeting. The purpose <br />of this meeting is to obtain surrounding property owner input and comments on <br />the proposed development project. <br />(2) The applicant shall obtain property owner mailing address information from the <br />Orange County Land Records department and shall mail certified notices of the <br />meeting date and time to each property owner within 500 feet of the property for <br />which a CZD has been requested. <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 Neighborhood Information Meeting shall be held a minimum of 14 days prior <br />to the date of the Public Hearing where the application is scheduled for review <br />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 /> <br />6 Originally staff had anticipated amending this section to require a neighborhood information meeting to be held  <br />30 days prior to a public hearing to review a CZD application.  As the review of this type of application does not  <br />involve a Special Use Permit and is completed through a legislative review process (i.e. no sworn expert  <br />testimony), staff has determined existing review requirements are sufficient.  <br />14