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to. Emails sent to this address are viewable on Google Groups: <br />https://groups.google.com/g/ocplanningboard <br /> <br />Written comments can also be dropped off at the Planning Department’s offices at 131 W. <br />Margaret Lane, 2nd floor, Hillsborough, NC during normal business hours (8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. <br />Monday through Friday). Written comments will be scanned and sent by staff to the email address <br />indicated above. <br /> <br /> <br />Review Process <br />The Planning Board is an appointed volunteer advisory board which makes recommendations to <br />the Board of County Commissioners (the elected officials). The Board of County Commissioners <br />holds a formal public hearing and makes decisions. Section 2.8 of the County’s Unified <br />Development Ordinance contains a flowchart depicting the review process for rezoning and text <br />amendment applications. <br /> <br /> <br />Planning Board Member Potential Conflict of Interest <br />It is the duty of every Board member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of conflict. <br />Board members having any conflicts of interest or appearances of conflict with respect to matters <br />before the Board should identify the conflict or appearance of conflict and refrain from undue <br />participation in the matter involved. <br /> <br />As a reminder, NC General Statute § 160D-109 establishes the following standard: Members of <br />appointed boards shall not vote on any advisory or legislative decision regarding a development <br />regulation where the outcome of the matter being considered is reasonably likely to have a direct, <br />substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member. An appointed board member <br />shall not vote on any zoning amendment if the landowner of the property subject to a rezoning <br />petition or the applicant for a text amendment is a person with whom the member has a close <br />familial, business, or other associational relationship. <br /> <br />If any Planning Board member has any concern about a possible conflict related to an agenda <br />item, please notify Planning staff and get in touch directly with a member of the County Attorney’s <br />staff before the meeting time to determine whether a conflict exists – and if so, how best to handle <br />the potential conflict. <br /> <br /> <br />3