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42 <br /> 1 Slide#19 <br /> FW- <br /> Board and Pianning Director <br /> Recommendations <br /> BoardPlarning unanimously voted to approve all of the amendments at <br /> 1 <br /> its April 4, <br /> 21 meLting. <br /> UDO and Comp�hemive Plan text. <br /> Plarning Director has recommended approval of all of the amerdments. <br /> 2 <br /> 3 <br /> 4 Slide #20 <br /> Recommendation <br /> 1. Conduct the public hearing and accept the Planning Board recommendation <br /> Close the public hearing. <br /> 3. Authorize the <br /> f written commept(s) <br /> -mait to the Board or by <br /> delivery to the .acceptance'.. ••f'1 . <br /> ,mon Thursday,May2021(addresses in a traci:�. <br /> 4. Schedule a vote to approve the: <br /> a' Statement of Consistency(Attachment 1), <br /> b. t and Comprehensive Plan Amendments(Attachmert 2�,and <br /> c. Amendment'to the Rules of Procedure for the Planning Board and Board of <br /> Adjustment(Attachment 3) <br /> at the Board's May 18,2021 husInLss rreetfing. No additional public rorriments <br /> shall be received on this item at the May 18,2021 business rreeting. <br /> 5 <br /> 6 <br /> 7 Commissioner Hamilton asked who determines how notification occurs for projects. <br /> 8 Perdita Holtz said the Planning staff would bring it to the attention of the County <br /> 9 Manager, and ask what the best notification method would be. She said the Manager would <br /> 10 bring it the BOCC. <br /> 1 1 Commissioner Hamilton said there have been many comments recently about <br /> 12 notifications. She said the impact of a development can be larger than 1000 feet, and perhaps <br /> 13 the County should consider widening the circle and making the signage more visible. <br /> 14 Perdita Holtz said the signs notify a passerby that there is something going on. She said <br /> 15 in other communities there is a yellow sign with a Z and a telephone number for residents to call <br /> 16 the Planning department. She said Orange County puts more information on the sign to offer <br /> 17 greater information, but there are concerns that there is too much information that is difficult to <br /> 18 read. She said Orange County's 1000 notification boundary is far wider than what is required <br /> 19 (only abutting properties), and is wider than most North Carolina communities. She said <br /> 20 Orange County mails notifications for Planning Board meetings, which is unusual. She said <br /> 21 Orange County also requires neighborhood information meetings, which are noticed and sign <br /> 22 posted. She said a lot of processes happen before the public hearing stage, and Orange <br /> 23 County goes far above other counties. <br /> 24 Commissioner Hamilton said it is important to step back and consider the effectiveness <br /> 25 of anything the County does. She said things change all the time, and it is harder to <br /> 26 communicate than it used to be. <br /> 27 Chair Price asked if the County should standardize its process of notifications. <br /> 28 Perdita Holtz said newspaper notification would only be used for large scale zoning <br /> 29 changes. <br /> 30 Chair Price said the process should be standardized. <br />