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70 <br /> approved SUP qualify as a "major modification" that must be reviewed and authorized by the <br /> Board of Adjustment. <br /> Basic Review Process: A Special Use Permit application requires submission of a site plan and <br /> other documents, in accordance with Section 2.7.3 of the UDO: <br /> • FIRST ACTION — Staff Review/Analysis Begins <br /> STAFF COMMENT: An analysis of the application was made by qualified <br /> representatives of the County and other agencies or officials. <br /> • SECOND ACTION — Applicant holds a Neighborhood Information Meeting (NIM). <br /> STAFF COMMENT: The NIM was held on October 22, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. at <br /> Emerson Waldorf School, 6211 New Jericho Road, Chapel Hill. Summary meeting <br /> materials are contained in Attachment 3. <br /> • THIRD ACTION — Development Advisory Committee Review and Analysis Begins <br /> STAFF COMMENT: The Orange County Development Advisory Committee <br /> (DAC) met on September 4, 2025, to review this application. The DAC had no <br /> objections to the approval of the Special Use Permit so long as the items in the <br /> attached DAC memo (Attachment 5) are addressed. <br /> • FOURTH ACTION — The Board of Adjustment holds a quasi-judicial hearing, hears <br /> factual evidence and sworn testimony presented at an evidentiary hearing, and then <br /> makes a determination with findings of fact supported by competent, substantial, and <br /> material evidence. <br /> STAFF COMMENT: The evidentiary hearing is anticipated to be held on December <br /> 10, 2025. <br /> A formal application is required as part of a Special Use Permit request and has been submitted <br /> (Attachment 2). Approval of the application is part of the Special Use Permit process and shall <br /> include making appropriate Findings of Fact stating that the Board of Adjustment concludes all <br /> applicable standards have been met. <br /> Public Notification(s): In accordance with Section 2.7.6 of the UDO, notices of the Evidentiary <br /> Hearing were mailed via first class mail to all adjacent property owners of the subject parcel. <br /> These notices were mailed on November 25, 2025, 15 days before the meeting. Staff also posted <br /> the property with signs on November 25, 2025, 15 days before the meeting. See Attachment 4 <br /> for the notification materials. <br /> Planning Director's Comments: The Planning Director has determined the application satisfies <br /> established submittal requirements, and there is sufficient documentation demonstrating general <br /> compliance with established development standards as detailed in Section 5.8.4 of the UDO; <br /> Staff does not make a formal recommendation on the approval of the application or on the <br /> compliance of the project with the general standards in Section 5.3.2(A)(2). The Board of <br /> Adjustment must determine if: <br /> (a) The use will maintain or promote the public health, safety, and general welfare, if <br /> located where proposed and developed and operated according to the plan as <br /> submitted; <br />