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13 <br /> 1 SUMMARY NOTES <br /> 2 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> 3 JANUARY 2,2019 <br /> 4 ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE <br /> 5 <br /> 6 NOTE: A QUORUM IS NOT REQUIRED FOR ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE MEETINGS. <br /> 7 <br /> 8 MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair),At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative;Alexander Gregory <br /> 9 (Vice-Chair), Chapel Hill Township Representative; Randy Marshall, Bingham Township Representative; Hunter <br /> 10 Spitzer,At-Large; Kim Piracci,At-Large;Adam Beeman, Cedar Grove Township Representative; Paul Guthrie,At- <br /> 11 Large Chapel Hill Township; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; Carrie Fletcher, Bingham <br /> 12 Township Representative; <br /> 13 <br /> 14 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning & Inspections Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; <br /> 15 Tina Love,Administrative Assistant III <br /> 16 <br /> 17 AGENDA ITEM 1: Call to Order and Roll Call <br /> 18 Planning Board Chair Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order. <br /> 19 <br /> 20 AGENDA ITEM 2: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE(UDO)TEXT AMENDMENTS-SIGNS-To review and discuss <br /> 21 proposed amendments to the LIDO regarding signs <br /> 22 <br /> 23 PRESENTER: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Michael Harvey reviewed the proposed amendments to the UDO and provided background information. Mr. Harvey <br /> 26 reviewed pages 4-6 of the abstract packet and guided the board through various changes to the language of the <br /> 27 drafted ordinance. <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Kim Piracci asked about the wording of 6.12.3(1)and asked if the wording meant five-feet setback for signs off a <br /> 30 road. <br /> 31 <br /> 32 Michael Harvey responded, no, the sign setback was five feet of the edge of the right of way. <br /> 33 <br /> 34 Kim Piracci asked for clarification. <br /> 35 <br /> 36 Michael Harvey explained that with roadways you have a right of way in which a roadway is located. He clarified that <br /> 37 Ordinance in Section 6.12.3(1) requires signs to be a minimum of five feet from the edge of that right of way. It does <br /> 38 not matter where the road is, the setback is measured from the edge of the right of way. <br /> 39 <br /> 40 Alex Gregory commented so the right of way is larger than the road. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Michael Harvey agreed. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 Craig Benedict stated that the road might only be 24 foot of pavement. <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Michael Harvey agreed, but stated that if you have a 100-foot right of way, your sign has to be 5 feet from the edge of <br /> 47 that right of way. He reminded the board that with public roads that is where your property line technically starts, at <br /> 48 the edge of that right of way. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 Kim Piracci questioned the legality of signs placed within five feet of a busy corner near her home. <br /> 51 <br /> 52 Michael Harvey responded that she was correct in her thinking that the signs are illegally placed, but informed her <br /> 53 that he had no legal authority to enforce regulatory standards in public rights of way. He advised that DOT had to <br /> 54 remove those signs. The only exception under state law would be political signs. <br />