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POLICY FOR INSERTION INTO THE POLICY MANUAL <br /> <br />i <br /> <br />MEETING DATE: September 30, 1985 NUMBER: P:0140 <br />EFFECTIVE DATE: September 30, 1985 REVISIONS: <br />POLICY: <br />SPECIAL USE PERMIT PROCESS <br />Geoffrey Gledhill informed the Board members that the Special <br />Use Permit process is not generally a public process. The <br />rule is that a public hearing is held for the purpose of <br />hearing evidence as to whether or not the conditions that are <br />required by the Ordinance are met. As a general rule, the <br />Board has open meetings where people are allowed to speak <br />whenever they want. Excluding people from speaking on <br />Special Use Permits is new and required by law. <br />Once a public hearing on a Special Use Permit is closed, the <br />evidence presented at the public hearing is the only evidence <br />that can be considered by the Planning Board and the Board of <br />Commissioners. <br />