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APPROVED 4/6/2010 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> February 22, 2010 <br /> 7:00 p.m. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board <br /> met for a Quarterly Public Hearing continuation meeting on Monday, February 22, 1010 at 7:00 <br /> p.m. at the Central Orange Senior Center in Hillsborough, NC. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Valerie P. Foushee, and Commissioners <br /> Alice M. Gordon, Barry Jacobs, Pam Hemminger, Mike Nelson, Bernadette Pelissier, and Steve <br /> Yuhasz <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: County Manager Frank Clifton and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Brian L. Crawford and members May <br /> Becker, Mary Bobbitt-Cooke, Pete Hallenbeck, Tommy McNeill, Earl McKee, Jeffrey L. Schmitt, <br /> and Larry Wright <br /> PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Samantha Cabe, Mark Marcoplos, Judith <br /> Wegner, and Rachel Phelps Hawkins <br /> A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br /> Chair Foushee called the meeting to order at 7:04 PM and asked everyone to observe <br /> the public charge. <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> 1. Zoning Ordinance and Atlas Amendment and Comprehensive Plan — Land Use <br /> Element Text and Map Amendment: To receive public comments on proposed text <br /> amendments to Section 4.2.27 (Watershed Protection Overlay Districts) and Article 22 <br /> (Definitions) of the Zoning Ordinance and Chapter 5 of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan— Land <br /> Use Element. Application of the revised text will result in changes to the Zoning Atlas and <br /> Land Use Element Map. The purpose of the amendments is to: <br /> A. Revise the Watershed Protection Overlay Districts pertaining to "Critical Area." <br /> B. Revise and add definitions pertaining to watersheds, critical area, and water supply <br /> reservoirs. <br /> C. Use best available technology to map written descriptions of Watershed Critical Areas. <br /> D. Correct general typographical errors in Section 4.2.27. <br />