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Approved 5/2/2018 <br /> <br />SUMMARY NOTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 APRIL 4, 2018 3 <br />ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE 4 5 <br />NOTE: A QUORUM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS. 6 7 <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Randy Marshall (Vice-Chair), Bingham Township Representative; Kim Piracci, At-Large; Randy 8 <br />Marshall, At-Large; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill 9 <br />Township; Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Alexander Gregory, Chapel Hill Township 10 <br />Representative; Hunter Spitzer, At-Large; Adam Beeman, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Carrie Fletcher, 11 <br />Bingham Township Representative; 12 <br /> 13 <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Buddy Hartley, Little River 14 <br />Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township Representative; 15 <br /> 16 <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Patrick Mallett, 17 <br />Planner II; Meredith Kern, Administrative Assistant II. 18 <br /> 19 <br />AGENDA ITEM 1: Call to Order and Roll Call 20 <br /> 21 <br />Randy Marshall called the meeting to order at 7 p.m. 22 <br /> 23 <br />AGENDA ITEM 2: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS – FLAGPOLE AND FLAG 24 REGULATIONS - To review government-initiated amendments to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance that 25 <br />will add regulations pertaining to flagpoles and flags. 26 <br /> 27 <br />PRESENTER: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 28 <br /> 29 <br />Michael Harvey: The Ordinance Review Committee (or ORC) is a subcommittee of the Planning Board responsible 30 <br />for offering initial comment(s)/observation(s) on proposed text amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance 31 <br />(or UDO). The ORC meets on an as needed basis, typically before the convening of the monthly regular Planning 32 <br />Board meeting to review proposed text amendments in an informal, unofficial, setting. 33 <br /> 34 <br />As indicated this is a subcommittee. No decisions are made during this portion of the meeting. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Tonight I am going to review with you a proposed text amendment to the UDO designed to clarify standards 37 <br />governing the height, number, and location of flagpoles as well as the size of flags erected on property within the 38 <br />County's planning jurisdiction. 39 <br /> 40 <br />The overall purpose and intent of the amendment is to ensure uniformity with respect to the display of flags and the 41 <br />allowable height of flagpoles within Orange County. Although there are regulations contained within the UDO 42 <br />regulating flags, there is a concern said regulations are unclear. 43 <br /> 44 <br />Recently concerns have been expressed to the elected officials over the lack of clear, definitive standards, governing 45 <br />the erection of flagpoles and size of flags that can be erected/flown. 46 <br /> 47 <br />The Board of County Commissioners directed the County's Attorney office to review potential language designed to 48 <br />clarify existing regulation(s) with respect to the overall allowable height of flagpoles as well as the allowable size of 49 <br />flags in an effort to ensure the display of flag(s) does not dominate local skylines. 50