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11 <br /> Article 1: Administration <br /> Section 1.3:Board of County Commissioners <br /> (A) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streets; highways or <br /> alleys shall be construed as following such centerlines; <br /> (B) Boundaries indicated as approximately following lot lines shall be construed as <br /> following such lot lines; <br /> (C) Boundaries indicated as approximately following City Limits shall be construed as <br /> following such City Limits; <br /> (D) Boundaries indicated as following railroad lines shall be construed to be the center line <br /> of the main track; <br /> (E) Boundaries indicated as following shorelines shall be construed to follow such <br /> shorelines;in the event of change in the shoreline,the boundary shall be construed as <br /> moving with the actual shorelines; <br /> (F) Boundaries indicated as approximately following the centerlines of streams, rivers, <br /> canals,lakes or other bodies of water shall be construed as following such centerlines; <br /> (G) Boundaries shown as approximately following designated flood hazard area limits shall <br /> be construed as following such limits; <br /> (H) Boundaries indicated as parallel to or extensions of features indicated in Subsections A <br /> through E above shall be so construed. Distances not specifically indicated on the <br /> Zoning Atlas shall be determined by reference to the scale of the Atlas;and <br /> (1) Where physical or cultural features existing on the ground are at variance with those <br /> shown on the Zoning Atlas,or in other circumstances not covered by Subsections A <br /> through F above,the Board of Adjustment shall interpret the district boundaries. <br /> SECTION 1.3: BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS <br /> 1.3.1 Responsibilities <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners shall have the following responsibilities in relation to <br /> the administration of this Ordinance: <br /> (A) Hear and decide applications for amendments to the text,schedules,and map portions <br /> of this Ordinance,which shall be processed in accordance with the provisions detailed <br /> herein. In exercising this power,the Board is bound by the State enabling legislation, <br /> the terms of this Ordinance,and applicable court decisions in carrying out its legislative <br /> function. <br /> (B) Hear and desideap l'Gat^ s fertthe appmval Af A SPesial Use permit as need <br /> n the SGherL de of Permitted I Ices a .al gf fhn RnaFd of <br /> Commissioners,Whinh shall hen sed in accordaRGe with the provisions detailed <br /> herein in exercising this power,the Beard is bound by the State enabling legislation, <br /> apnpri;l ands nifin stand-arils and requirements of the nahiGUIar Spenial Use a <br /> ri-finer!herein 9 <br /> (6}jqL_Hear and decide applications appealing those decisions appealed to the Board of <br /> County Commissioners. <br /> Miq_Establish Rules of Procedure for the conduct of hearings and other proceedings before <br /> the Board of County Commissioners in exercising responsibilities identified herein. <br /> (€())Make the necessary appointments to the Planning Board and Board of Adjustment. <br /> 9 Staff is recommending,in order for the BOCC to cease hearing quasi-judicial matters because of the formal legal <br /> process that such matters require,that uses currently requiring a Class A SUP be modified to be allowed via a new <br /> conditional district(which is a legislative approval to which conditions can be applied). <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 1-9 <br />