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Public Comments / Participation <br /> There are two methods for public comment: <br /> • Written submittals by email or drop-off <br /> • Speaking during the virtual meeting <br /> Written Public Comments <br /> Members of the public are encouraged to provide written public comments by emailing comments to <br /> plan ningboard(cDorangecountync.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the meeting. <br /> Please include in the Subject line of the email the title of the agenda item your comment pertains to. <br /> Emails sent to this address are viewable on Google Groups: <br /> https://groups.google.com/g/ocplanningboard <br /> Written comments can also be dropped off at the Planning Department's offices at 131 W. Margaret <br /> Lane, 2nd floor, Hillsborough, NC during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday <br /> through Friday). If a staff member is not available, please leave your comments in the drop-off box <br /> near the front counter. Written comments will be scanned and sent by staff to the email address <br /> indicated above. <br /> Verbal Public Comments <br /> Members of the public must contact Planning Department staff via email at <br /> ocpbpubliccommentCa)orangecountync.gov no later than 3:00 p.m. on the afternoon of the meeting <br /> and indicate they wish to speak during the meeting. <br /> When submitting the request to speak, please include the following: <br /> • The date of the meeting <br /> • The title of the agenda item you wish to speak on <br /> • Your name, address, email and phone number <br /> o The phone number must be the number you will call in from if participating by phone <br /> During the meeting, speakers will be called upon in the order in which requests to speak were <br /> received. Each speaker may speak once per agenda item and has 3 minutes to address the board. <br /> Ceding time to another speaker is not permitted. <br /> In the event a meeting is continued to a future date due to the length of public comments, the date <br /> for the continued meeting will be announced before the meeting adjourns. No additional requests to <br /> speak will be taken for the continued meeting, only the speakers who signed up to speak at the <br /> original meeting and were not called upon will be able to speak at the continued meeting. Written <br /> comments continue to be encouraged and can be sent to the email address indicated in the "Written <br /> Public Comments" instructions above. <br /> Zoom Meeting Registration <br /> Both members of the public who wish to speak at the meeting and those who wish to only view the <br /> meeting must register to receive a link to the meeting. Persons wishing to speak must register with <br /> the same name provided in the email that notified staff you wish to speak. The link to sign up for the <br /> meeting is: https:Horangecountync.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN uu4odn7wQfK1Y65ieOOHvQ <br /> If you do not have internet access, you may participate in the meeting via phone. Please call (919) <br /> 245-2575 during regular business hours to receive information on the number to call-in to, the <br /> meeting ID, and a password. <br /> Review Process <br /> The Planning Board is an appointed volunteer advisory board which makes recommendations to the <br /> Board of County Commissioners (the elected officials). The Board of County Commissioners holds a <br /> formal public hearing and makes decisions. Section 2.8 of the County's Unified Development <br /> Ordinance contains a flowchart depicting the entire review process for rezoning and text amendment <br /> applications. <br />