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DRA)HT <br />,QRANGE COUNTY PLANNIrTG.BOARD <br />3 MINCJTES <br />4 APRIL 5, 2000 <br />S <br />6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Leo Allison (Chair), Karen Barrows, Lynne Haltkamp, Nicole Gooding- <br />? Ray, Crauford Goodwin, Barry Katz, Howard McAdams, Jr., Rachel <br />8 Preston, James Selkirk, Bob Strayhorn, and Runyon Woods <br />9 <br />10 MEMBERS ABSENT: Onie Lea (excused) <br />11 ' <br />12 STAFF PRESENT: Craig N. Benedict (Planning Director), Planners Robert Davis and Eddie <br />13 Kirk, Christina Moon, Karen Lincoln, and Administrative Assistant <br />14 Joanna Bradshaw <br />15 <br />16 AGENDA ITEM #1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />17 <br />18 Chair Allison called the meeting to order. <br />19 <br />20 AGENDA ITEM #2: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br />21 <br />22 There were no additions to the agenda. <br />23 <br />24 AGENDA ITEM #3: APPROVAL OF NIINUTES -March 1, 2000 <br />25 <br />26 MOTION: Strayhorn moved approval of the March 1, 2000 Orange County Planning Board <br />27 minutes. Seconded by Barrows. <br />28 <br />29 VOTE: Unanimous <br />30 <br />31 AGENDA ITEM #4: COMMISSIONERS' MEETINGS ACTION REPORTS <br />32 <br />33 Chair Allison made reference to the County Commissioners' meeting an March 14'~ and asked for any <br />34 comments. <br />3S <br />36 Barrows made reference to page 14, item 9b, and asked about the appeal procedures for minor <br />37 subdivisions. <br />38 <br />39 Benedict said that if there is a determination by the staffthat a subdivision is not a minor subdivision but <br />40 a major subdivisi~; based on the criteria of public roads or otherwise, the appeal will go to the County <br />41 Commissioners as the deciding authority. This decision was at the urging of the County Attorney that <br />42 recommending boards do not make final approvals. He explained the amendments of the timeframes for <br />43 subdivision approval as follows: one month more for staff, one month more for the Planning Board, the <br />44 item is to be heard by the Commission within 90 days, and the language was changed by the Commission <br />4S to Say, "shall be decided on within a reasonable amount of time." The Commission must state the reasons <br />46 for wanting to defer the item to another meeting. <br />47 <br />48 Chair Allison made reference to County Commissioners' meeting of March 21~ and said that there had <br />49 been some action on the Greene Tract and asked Benedict to explain this. <br />SO <br />51 Benedict said that the original Interlocal Agreement between the towns and the County to take over solid <br />52 waste facilities was predicated on the clause that 60 acres would be transferred to the County for solid <br />53 waste matters, and this 60 acres was to be rezoned to handle the solid waste. Based on public input, the <br />