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41 <br /> 3. What are your board/commission's most important accomplishments during the <br /> report period? <br /> In 2025, the Planning Board accomplished the following: <br /> • Reviewed and made a recommendation on the following applications: <br /> ■ Five Conditional District rezonings: <br /> ■ Cedar Ridge High School <br /> ■ Storage facility in Little River Township. <br /> ■ Carolina Friends School <br /> ■ Residential subdivision on Highway 54W in White Cross (Bingham <br /> Township) <br /> • Residential subdivision on Highway 86N, north of Hillsborough <br /> • Reviewed and made a recommendation on the following UDO Text Amendments: <br /> ■ Telecommunication Facilities <br /> ■ Residential Solar Arrays <br /> ■ Impervious Surfaces, Watershed Protection Overlay Districts, And Stream <br /> Buffers <br /> • Reviewed and made on recommendation on the following major subdivision <br /> Preliminary Plats: <br /> ■ Eden View Acres (Dairyland Road in Bingham Township) <br /> • Briefings and input on the Orange County Land Use Plan 2050 <br /> • Briefing on the Hazard Mitigation Plan <br /> • Reviewed UDO text amendment pertaining to subdivision processes <br /> 4. Please list any specific tasks, events, or functions performed or sponsored annually. <br /> • Monthly Planning Board meetings <br /> • Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) meetings and special meetings as <br /> required <br /> • Review applications for Unified Development Ordinance text amendments, <br /> Zoning Atlas amendments, and major subdivisions, and provide <br /> recommendations to the BOCC <br /> • Develop and recommend policies, ordinances, administrative procedures and <br /> other means for carrying out plans <br /> • Coordinate with staff on ongoing planning updates, changes, and new <br /> techniques <br /> 5. Describe this board/commission's activities/accomplishments in carrying out the <br /> goals identified in the Orange County Strategic Plan. General information about the <br /> Strategic Plan is available here. <br /> The Planning Board's work and recommendations support the following aspects of <br /> the County's Strategic Plan: <br />