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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAgenda - 05-30-1978 A BILL rO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE $172 ,000 TO THE ORANGE-PERSON-CHATHAM MENTAL HEALTH CENTER FOR THE PURPOSE OF IMPROVING, MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES. The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts : Section 1. There is hereby appropriated from the genera, fund to the Orange-Person-Chatham Mental Health Center for the fiscal year 1978-79 the sum of $172 ,000 to be used as follows : (1) to provide a 6% salary supplement to all employee of the Center, the sum of $111,000. (2) to provide in--patient services for clients of the Center, the sum of $61,000_ Section 2. This Act shall become effective July 1, 1978. 1 RESOLUTION I A meeting of the Board of Commissioners for Orange County, North Carolina, was held at Hillsborough, North Carolina, the regular place of meeting at 7 :30 o'clock p.m. , on May :30 , 157# Present: Comm1 •?S3��rC inney+- Norman Walker, Richard Whitted, and Donald Willhoit. Absent: None WHEREAS the Board of County Commissioners of Orange County, by this resbl.uti,on, desire to show their support to the adoption by the General Assembly of an Act to Appropriate $172 ,000 to the range-Person-Chatham Mental. Health Center. IT I5 HEREBY UNANIMOUSLY RESOLVED THAT: The orange County Board of County Commissioners urge and request the adoption by the North Carolina General Assembly of a bill to be entitled AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE $1.72 ,000 TO THE ORANGE PERSON-CHATHAM MENTAL HEALTH CENTER . . . These funds to provide a 6% sail y supplement to all employees of the Center, in an amount t tall-ing $111,000 and to provide in-patient services for clients of the Center, in an amount totalling $61 ,000 . In support of this request, the Board has determined that without such an appropriation, vital Mental Health Center services will have to be .reduced or eliminated altogether and that lack of ,funds for employee salary increases will subject the Center to the risk of losing valuable employees. �A This resolution- is effective upon its nassacse_ Of C.ommissioners at a meeting held on May 30 , 1975 , so far as th same relate to the adoption of a Resolution to request the adopt by the �Nor•th Carolina General Assembly f bill Y a to be entitled AN ACT TO APPROPRIATE $172 ,000 TO THE ORANGE-PERSON-CHATHAM MENTAL HEALTH CENTER. . . . , as such proceedings are recorded in the Minute Book of the said Board. WITNESS my hand and official seal of said Board, this the 30th day of May, 1978. Aga a R. John-so , Clerk of the Board of Co i.ssioners f Orange County, North Carolina ( S E A L ) Following are he proposed amendments to the Subdivision Regulations to be con- sidered at the public hearing on May 30, 1978. Definitions 1. Amend the definition of easement to read as follows: A grant of rights by the property owner to a portion of land for a specified purpose. 2. Move the definition of minor subdivision from page 5 to the definition sec- tion. Purpose, Authority, Jurisdiction 1. Section 1---D (proposed new section): No provisions of this ordinance shall be construed to grant public access, entry or use of private property without per- mission of the owner. 2. Section I-E proposed new section) : The Planning Department shall, maintain a record of all easements, set--backs, ways, buffer strips and other forms of property restrictions imposed under this ordinance together with the detailed justification fir each such restriction. At any time subsequent to subdivision approval, the property owner or his representative may present information to the Planning Department to establish that the restriction(s) are no longer ap- plicable due to changed conditions. The Planning Department shall make a final, decision as to Modification or elimination of such restriction(s) within 30 day,. The property owner or, his representative may appeal decisions of the Planning Department to the Planning Board which shall issue a decision within an additional. 30 days. Procedure for Plat A roval. Wo proposals were wade: 1. Replace 5ect�on III-A-I with the following: Title to land parcels of any size may change hand at any time without being subject to the Subdivision Regula- tions. The Sub ivision Regulations shall come into effect before any improve- ments certificate may be issued. Landlocked tracts can be so designated on the i, deed. Subsequent to the effective date of this ordinance, no development of any land shall take place until a Sketch Plan, a Preliminary Plan, and a final Plat have been approved, or a Final Plat approved through the minor subdivision process. 2. See attached pages from the County Attorney. Procedure for Review and Approval of Minor Subdivisions 1. Section III-CL.1: Add: The decision of the Planning Board may be appealed to the County Commissioners. Section IwII-C12: Two proposals were made: A. Amend to read as follows: No wore than four (4) new lots may be created r22 of a tract of land by the minor subdivision process within a one year pe- d. Add: Any tract of land which changes ownership :nay be resubdivided by minor subdiva,si.on process.. B. Amend to road as follows: No more than four (4) new lots may be created through the minor subdivision process out of a tract of land in existence at the timeµof adoption of this procedure for review and approval of subdivisions through, the mino� subdivision process. 3. Section III.-C- 3--a (proposed new subsection) : When access to a minor subdivi- sion is proposed via a pre-existing, platted., private road, and where the private road provides access to lots in addition to the lot(s) created by the proposed manor subdivisio , the Planning Board may grant a variance, pursuant to subsec- tions VII-A to --D of this ordinance, from the right-of-way and maintenance re- quirements of subsection IV-B--3-e of this ordinance. All other variances shall be granted in accardance with Section VII of this ordinance. Preliminary Plan A roval 1. Section III-D-4-a: ADD: 6. Each township's advisory council shall be informed by the Planning Board of preliminary plans of proposed subdivisions within that township. 2. Section III-D-�4-b: Amend to read as follows: The subdivider tt�ar_h required demonstrate how potential problems have been avoided or the impacts of de- to minimized by the use of mechanical devices, arrangement of lot lines, buffer, strips,ll..arge lots, or any other appropriate techniques. 3. Section III�D-4-d: Two proposals were made: A. Delete: The Board shall direct additional review and action pursuant to this section or preparation of the Final Plat whichever is appropriate. : re- place with: In the event that the County Commissioners shall reject a recom- mendation of the Planning Board, the proposal. shall be returned to the Plan- ning Board which will review and reconsider it along with the County Commis- sioners' stated reasons for denial.. The appropriate advisory council, will be notified of the decision also. After the review, the proposal, along with new recommendations, will be returned to the Commissioners for reconsideration, B. Give final approval of preliminary plans to the Planning Board with the right to appeal to the County Commissioners. Final Plat 1. Section III- -1 : Add: The Planning Board's decision may be appealed by the subdivider, to t�te County Commissioners. Land Suitabilit 1. Section IV--B�2 (paragraph 1) : Delete the following two sentences: Each lot of a subdivision shall contain at least one site which is suitable for devel- opment. hots that are of restricted development potential shall.`�be designated as such on the tlat and by instrument recorded in the Orange County registry as specifically prescribed by Section III-E--5--e of this ordinance.: replace with: Each lot that does not contain a suitable building site shall, be desig- nated on the pl t as being of restricted development potential and by instru- ment recorded i the Orange County registry as specifically prescribed by Sec- tion III--E-5_e o this ordinance. 2. Section IV_B- (paragraph 3) : Amend to read as follows: The be evaluated b proposal shall y he Planniz� Board for potential impairment of habitat of rare and endangered species or unique natural areas as listed_�X the North Caroli- na Natural Heritage Program or North Carolina Natural. Areas Advisory Committee, Trot La out 1. Section IV-B-5-b: Two proposals were made: A. Amend to read as follows:. This lot may not be sold or a building issued until the access road has been built as specified for this subdivision, or appropriate assurance provided as specified by Section V of this ordinance. B. Amend to read as follows: A building permit may not be issued until the access road has been built as specified for this subdivision, or appropriate assurance provid d, as specified by Section V of this ordinance. Reservation of S ace for Utilities Two proposals were made: 1. Delete entire buffer strip section. (IV-B--8) 2. Section IV-B-8: Amend to read as follows: A buffer strap m_ ay be required in. a subdivision adjacent to railroads, limited access highways, commercial development, indu trial development, critical areas of natural environment and agricultural real where the Planning Board shall find an incompatibili- ty between the existing use and the proposed use. Storm Water ManIRgement 1—Section V-B-:B. Amend to read as follows: Protect the characteristics and ways for the removal of runoff by preventing reliance zr pours ca capacity of nat ral. drainage a was and encoura e p y ,elx on natural drainage there may be a site for intentional storm water detentiondmant, except where Waste Water Dis osal 1. Section V-C-2: Delete section. Variances 1. Sections VII: Give final approval of Variances to the Planning Board with the right to appeal to the County Commissioners. Reservation of S _ !' ace for utilities Two proposals mad ; �. 5ectian. Zi7-B-6i Delete subsections a„ Replace with the f oZ vats Utilities: xt is the intent of this section that the to lowing: �'r�.- ways not---be_di.c.ta!ed- by...Orange County. the subdivider/la downer and the utilit tom an of easements ee �1-*�y such terms may be negotiated between mead an instrument executed by y company.y• The Planning Board may setting forth the said conditions eandbtevider/landowner and the �ztiZity company reviewed by, the PZ nning Board. rms at the time the Prelimi.na 2. Section IV-B-6-b: Remove r - r3' Plan is blish a from Reservat'On of S ace for Utilities' new section, IV-B_g, 'Basements' . Delete `�of a reviewing agency'. and esta- Buffer Stri TWO proposals made; I. Delete entire 'iuffer Strip' �. Section IV-B-$; Amend to read sastfollowsv-B-S) subdivisz�a adjace t to railzoads A buffer stri sent, ision adjl de eZa rant , limited access p ��� required in a p highways, commercial deveZop- tural areas where toe , critical areas of natural PZann�.ng Board shall find an environment, and agricul-- existing use and th incompatibility proposed use, p y between the k