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TYPICAL ARTICLE 14 SITE PLAN APPROVAL PROCEDURES <br />14.1 Intent <br />14.2 Application <br />14.2.1 Professional Design <br />14.2.2 Submittal <br />• Traffic Impact Analysis (TIA) only after 800 trips <br />• Environmental Assessment (EA) /Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) or <br />Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) if necessary <br />14.2.3 Specification <br />14.3 Site Plan Review <br />14.3.1 Application <br />• Site Plan Sufficiency Determination (5 days) <br />Determined if application has submitted the necessary aspects of a review but <br />not that they are correct. <br />® If application is complete, it is sent for agency review and a Development <br />Advisory Committees (DAC) is scheduled (approximately 10 working days) <br />Orange County Planning & Inspection Orange County Environmental Health <br />Orange County Building Inspections Joint Planning or Courtesy Review <br />Orange County Attorney Orange County Solid Waste <br />Orange County ERCD Soil Conservation Services <br />Orange County Emergency Services Public Utilities <br />NC DOT District Engineer Orange County Board of Education <br />• General Criteria <br />a. Compliance with all applicable ordinances <br />b. Extent and intensity of impacts to the surrounding area <br />c. Respect for existing site conditions, including slope, <br />vegetation, drainage patterns, etc. <br />d. Efficient use of the land to minimize disturbance and grading <br />and to conserve energy <br />e. Safe and efficient vehicular and pedestrian circulation; and <br />f. Logical placement of structures and other site functions. <br />g. No open burning of trees, limbs, stumps and construction <br />debris associated with the permitted activity. <br />14.3.2 Site Plan Action (within 21 working days after sufficiency) if all aspects are <br />compliant <br />14.3.3 EIS receipt if necessary <br />This will effect timeline by approximately 60 calendar days. <br />14.4 Appeal to Board of Adjustments (BOA) Provisions <br />14.5 Improvement Guarantees <br />Source: Orange County Planning and Inspections Department October 2008 <br />