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,~ ~ <br />Excerpt of Minutes <br />Approved 9/3/08 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />JULY 9, 2008 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Jay Bryan, Chapel Hill Representative {Chair}; Craufurd Goodwin, Hillsborough Representative; <br />Michelle Kempinski, Cedar Grove Township At-Large; Larry Wright, Cedar Grove Township At Large; Renee A. <br />Price, Hillsborough Township At Large (Vice Chair}; Brian CrawFord, Ena Township At-Large; Joel Forrest Knight, <br />Little River Representative; Bernadette Pelissier, Bingham Township; Jeffrey Schmitt, Cedar Grove Township At <br />Large <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Judith Wegner, Bingham Township At-Large <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director, Tam Alfieri, Comprehensive Planning Supervisor; Michael <br />Harvey, Planner Ii; <br />AGENDA ITEM 8: ZONING ORDINANCE AMENDMENT: ARTICLE 6, SECT[ON fi.20.1 LARGE GROUND ABSORPTION <br />SYSTEM (3,000 GALLONS PER DAY} AND PACKAGE TREATMENT PLANTS PROHIBITED 1N AR <br />DISTRICTS AND RURAL BUFFER <br />a) To consider a recommendafion fo the BOCC regarding this proposed amendment heard <br />of fhe May 19, 2008 QPH <br />Presenter: Michael Harvey, Planner II <br />Michael Harvey: Reviewed Amendment. <br />Renee Price: What body will have oversight of the County does? <br />Michael Harvey: They would have to go through the normal permitting process as other individual would which <br />means State, Health Department Regulations, Orange County Health Department Regulations and local srte plan <br />submission requirements would sti11 need to be met but would not have to go through the Special Use Pemzitfing <br />process with the Board of County Commissioners or the Board of Adjustment would have to issues a Special Use <br />Permit. The majority of large ground absorption systems have to be a Class Special Use Permit. <br />Renee Price: Does that allow or disallow any public comment? <br />Michael Harvey: It would not allow any pubi'~ comment because it is not a Special Use Permit process but it will go <br />through the normal site plan review as most County projects do now. <br />Renee Price: So you could move next door to someone and they can't abject. <br />Michael Harvey: For County government projects only. Everything else has to get a Special Use Permit because <br />that is the requirement. <br />Jeffrey Schmitt: Not having read the court's decision, did our attorney explain the concern the court case came with, <br />saying there is a legal dilemma with the County approving itself a Special Use Permit? <br />Michael Harvey: The legal dilemma is that you have the gavemir~ body issuing itself a Special Use Permit. We <br />included the term incestuous nature of the permit process that creates concern for staff and the attorney's office <br />