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42 <br /> Slide #19 <br /> Nanning :•. • and Manning Director <br /> Recommendations <br /> Board unanimously voted to approve all of the amendments at <br /> ! <br /> Directorits April 4, <br /> 21 meeting. <br /> UDO and Comprehensive Plan text. <br /> Planning Board Rules of Procedure documert. <br /> Slide #20 <br /> Recommendation for <br /> 1. Conduct the public hearing and accept the Planning Board recommendation <br /> and staff/public comment(s). <br /> 2. Close the public hearing. <br /> 3. Authorize the acceptance <br /> f written comment(s)via e-mait to the Board or by <br /> Department's 41 a.m.on Thursday,May <br /> 6,2021(addresses in abstract). <br /> 4. Schedule a vote to appmve the: <br /> a. Statement o(Consistency(Attachment 1), <br /> b. !!and Comprehensive Plan Amendments(Attachment 2l,and <br /> c. Amendments to the Rules of Procedure for the Planning Board and Board of <br /> Adjustment(Attachment J� <br /> at the Board's May 18,2021 business meeting. No additional public comments <br /> shatt be received on this item at the May 18,2021 business rr�eting. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton asked who determines how notification occurs for projects. <br /> Perdita Holtz said the Planning staff would bring it to the attention of the County <br /> Manager, and ask what the best notification method would be. She said the Manager would <br /> bring it the BOCC. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said there have been many comments recently about <br /> notifications. She said the impact of a development can be larger than 1000 feet, and perhaps <br /> the County should consider widening the circle and making the signage more visible. <br /> Perdita Holtz said the signs notify a passerby that there is something going on. She <br /> said in other communities there is a yellow sign with a Z and a telephone number for residents <br /> to call the Planning department. She said Orange County puts more information on the sign to <br /> offer greater information, but there are concerns that there is too much information that is <br /> difficult to read. She said Orange County's 1000 notification boundary is far wider than what is <br /> required (only abutting properties), and is wider than most North Carolina communities. She <br /> said Orange County mails notifications for Planning Board meetings, which is unusual. She <br /> said Orange County also requires neighborhood information meetings, which are noticed and <br /> sign posted. She said a lot of processes happen before the public hearing stage, and Orange <br /> County goes far above other counties. <br /> Commissioner Hamilton said it is important to step back and consider the effectiveness <br /> of anything the County does. She said things change all the time, and it is harder to <br /> communicate than it used to be. <br /> Chair Price asked if the County should standardize its process of notifications. <br /> Perdita Holtz said newspaper notification would only be used for large scale zoning <br /> changes. <br /> Chair Price said the process should be standardized. <br />