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Dppffp <br />z MINUTES <br />3 QRANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br />4 AND <br />5 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />6 MAY 2$, 2000 <br />7 <br />s The Prange County Board of Commissioners met in point session with the Grange County <br />9 Planning Board on MondaX, May 22, 2gp0 at 7:30 p.m. in the F. Gordon Bettie Courtroom, <br />to Hillsborough, North Caroling. <br />11 <br />lz <br />13 W <br />la <br />15 <br />16 <br />I7 <br />18 <br />19 <br />zo <br />zl <br />2z <br />23 <br />z~ <br />zs <br />26 <br />z7 <br />zs <br />z9 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />6 <br />CC?UNTY COMMISSI N S PRESENT: Chair Moses Carey, Jr. and Commissioners Margaret <br />Brown, ,Alice M, Gordon, and Barry Jacobs <br />COUNTY COMMISS ~ NER ABSENT: Stephen H. Halkiotis <br />Afl~f~AM Ate. •-.~_ ~e_ _ _ __ ___ _ _ <br />Karen Barrows, Howard <br />Robert Strayham <br />~u I~UAFiU MEMBE S PRE~,SENTr Chair Leo Allison and members <br />Craufard D. Goodwin, Rachel Preston, Co-Chair James Selkirk, and <br />-- ~~-~~ v~y1V 1 T' IVIN{.7 ~ AKO mEMBERS ABSENT: Barry Katz, 'Theresa Nicole <br />Goading-Ray, Onie Lea, Lyinne Holtkamp, Runyan Woods, <br />COUNTY ATTORNE PRESENT: Harmony Whalen <br />COUNTY STAFF PRE ENT: County Manager Jahn M. Link, Jr., Planning Director Craig Benedict <br />and Gerk to the Board Beverly A, Blythe (all other staff members will be identifiedi~appropriately below) <br />NOTE: ALL DOC MENTS REFERRED TD IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE;PERMANENT <br />AGENDA FILE ~ THE CLERK'S OFFICE. ALL RECORDINGS OF T~ ME,.,~, STING WILL <br />BE KEPT FOR YEARS, <br />a. oP~ REMARKS FROM T„~ c , <br />Orange County Board:: of Commissioners Chair Moses Carey said that the Orange County <br />Planning Board Chair Leo ~Ilison would be chairing the first two items on the agerijda tonight and he <br />would 'be chairing the third item. <br />B. PU~, BLIC CAE <br />Chair Carey dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br />C. PUBLIC. HEARING ITS <br />3s 1. O. canoe Coun Z„~,ning Ordnance Text Amendments <br />39 a. Section x0,1 Public Hearing and Notlce Thereof <br />4o Planning Director Craig Benedict made the presentation. He outlined thr~ items to be <br />41 discussed as stated an the agenda. <br />42 He summarized thg two Zoning Ordinance amendments. He said that, consistent with the <br />43 goals that have been put fortth from the County, staff looked at the public participa~an procedures that <br />44 are a requirement of the zoning code. They found that when a public hearing is oiled, the first time the <br />as public hears about what wiil'be on the public hearing is something in the newspapers. He said that a lot <br />a6 of the public believes, from tihis advertisement, that all of the ideas have been created and decisions <br />47 have been made, He summarized the process of 8 public hearing. He said that tFpe new process is <br />48 consistent with state law and includes notifications out to the public. Ne gave an eacampl~ of changing <br />a9 regulations within a watershed and said that the County would have to notify every.; person within the <br />50 watershed and every persar~ within a 50p-foot radius around the watershed. The piropasal i.s that a <br />51 notice will be sent out to ha~ne an open house or public forum prior to the public mdeting. This would <br />5z give the staff an opportunity;to meet with the public and explain the changes that are being made. <br />