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4 <br /> NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> A public hearing will be held in the Judge F. Gordon Battle Superior Courtroom of the <br /> New Orange County Courthouse, 106 E. Margaret Lane, Hillsborough, North Carolina, on <br /> Monday, November 25, 2002, at 7:30 PM for the purpose of giving all interested citizens <br /> an opportunity to speak for or against the following items: <br /> A. ORANGE COUNTY SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> 1. Amend Section III-D-1-d to require posting of property proposed for <br /> subdivision development (all County jurisdictions). <br /> 2. Amend Section III-D-2-a to require notification of adjacent property <br /> owners, posting of property proposed for subdivision development, <br /> and a neighborhood information meeting in the Rural Buffer. <br /> Purpose: To provide for consistent regulations throughout the County's <br /> planning jurisdiction concerning public notification of proposed major <br /> subdivision development. <br /> 3. Amend Section IV-13-10.13 to allow all Flexible Development options <br /> except the village option in the Rural Buffer. <br /> Purpose: To provide additional residential development options in the <br /> Rural Buffer that do not change existing requirements regarding the <br /> existing two-acre minimum lot size, but would provide for additional open <br /> space. <br /> 4. Create a special use permit process for the subdivision of land <br /> creating 20 or more lots or involving 20 or more acres. <br /> Purpose: To more effectively address and manage the impacts of large <br /> residential developments occurring in the County's planning jurisdiction. <br /> B. ORANGE COUNTY ZONING ORDINANCE TEXT AMENDMENTS <br /> 1. Amend Article 6.18 to allow development of a "Master <br /> Telecommunications Plan" which identifies sites within the County <br /> where an applicant may construct a wireless telecommunications <br /> facility by seeking issuance of a building permit in accordance with <br /> the specifications set forth in the Plan. <br /> Purpose: To allow administrative approval of telecommunications facilities <br /> less than 200 feet in height on a predetermined set of suitable sites in the <br /> County's jurisdiction. <br /> 2. Amend Article 8 to create a special use permit process for the <br /> subdivision of land creating 20 or more lots or involving 20 or more <br /> acres. <br />