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18 <br /> C. Hearings <br /> Amended 1. Time <br /> 6/11/90 <br /> 4/12/22 After receipt from the Planning Director or Clerk to the Board of the <br /> completed notice of appeal or application, the Clerk to the Board shall <br /> schedule a time for a hearing, which shall be heard at either a regularly <br /> scheduled meeting or at a special meeting. <br /> Amended 2. Notice <br /> 6/11/90 <br /> 4/12/22 The Board shall give public notice of the hearing as required by the North <br /> Carolina Open Meetings Law and as specified in the Orange County <br /> Unified Development Ordinance. <br /> Notices shall state the location of the building or lot, the general nature of <br /> the question involved, and the time and place of the hearing. <br /> 3. Conduct of Hearing <br /> Any party may appear in person or by attorney at the hearing. Witnesses <br /> may be called and factual evidence may be submitted, but the Board shall <br /> not be limited to consideration of such evidence as would be admissible in <br /> a court of law. The Board may, in its discretion, view the premises and <br /> obtain additional facts in the matter before arriving at a determination of the <br /> case. The order of business for each hearing shall be as follows: <br /> (a) the Chair, or such person as the Chair shall direct, shall give a <br /> preliminary statement of the case; <br /> (b) the applicant shall present the arguments in support of his case or <br /> application; <br /> (c) persons opposed to granting the application shall present the argument <br /> against the application; <br /> (d) both sides will be permitted to present rebuttals to opposing testimony; <br /> (e) the Chair, or such person as the Chair shall direct, -shall summarize the <br /> evidence which has been presented, giving the parties an opportunity to <br /> make objections or corrections. <br /> 4. Administration of Oaths <br /> The chair of the board or any member acting as chair and the clerk to the <br /> board are authorized to administer oaths to witnesses in any matter coming <br /> before the board. Any person who, while under oath during a proceeding <br /> before the board determining a quasi-judicial matter, willfully swears falsely <br /> is guilty of a Class 1 misdemeanor. <br /> 5 <br />