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Draft 2 VOTE: Unanimous 1 2 Leon Meyers: The minutes are approved. 3 4 AGENDA ITEMS 4 & 5: PUBLIC CHARGE & POTENTIAL BOA CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT 5 6 Leon Meyers: Folks, bear with me while I read this public charge for the Board of Adjustment which pledges to the 7 citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens to conduct themselves in a 8 respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any time should any 9 member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, I'll ask the offending person to 10 leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, 11 we'll recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge can be 12 observed. Please turn off phones and pagers. The Board of Adjustment is a quasi-judicial 13 administrative body established in accordance with local regulations of the UDO and State law to 14 perform specified functions essential to the County's planning program. Actions taken by the Board 15 are based solely on competent, substantial, and material evidence presented during a previously 16 scheduled and advertised public hearing on a specific item. As detailed within 2.12.2 of the UDO 17 the Board chair reserves the right to exclude evidence and testimony that is deemed incompetent, 18 irrelevant, immaterial, or unduly repetitious and therefore fails to reasonably address the issues 19 before the Board of Adjustment. I'll just mention also that the Board, for folks who have not already, 20 is going to ask folks who want to testify to establish standing before testifying. While it should be 21 noted there is no time limit on the presentation of evidence, I ask that the presentation of evidence 22 be consistent with established policies, rules of procedure, and acceptable levels of decorum to 23 ensure a fair and equitable hearing for all parties. This part of the charges about potential conflict of 24 interest, it's the duty of every Board member to avoid both conflicts of interest and appearances of 25 conflict. Board members having any conflicts of interest or appearances of conflict with respect to 26 matters before the Board should identify the conflict or appearance of conflict and refrain from undue 27 participation in the matter involved. As a reminder, General Statute 160.D.109 establishes the 28 following standard: A member of any Board exercising quasi-judicial functions pursuant to this 29 chapter shall not participate in or vote on any quasi-judicial matter in a manner that would violate 30 affected persons' constitutional rights to an impartial decision-maker, and permissible violations of 31 due process include, but are not limited to, a member having a fixed opinion prior to hearing the 32 matter that is not susceptible to change, undisclosed ex parte communications, a close familial 33 business or other associational relationship with an affected person, or a financial interest in the 34 outcome of the matter. And I'll ask at this time if any Board members need to declare a conflict or a 35 potential conflict. 36 37 Holly Fraccaro: No. 38 39 Leon Meyers: Hearing none, the first case is A-4-24, the modification to the special use permit. 40 41 AGENDA ITEM 6: CASE: A-4-24 - To review Special Use Permit Modification (Case Number SUP24-0012) 42 Modification request to an approved Site Plan associated with an approved Camp/Retreat 43 Special Use Permit (SUP) (Case A-15-18). Request submitted by Camp Chestnut Ridge and 44 2