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MINUTES 1 ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD 2 MAY 3, 2017 3
REGULAR MEETING 4 5 6 MEMBERS PRESENT: Lydia Wegman (Chair), At-Large Chapel Hill Township Representative; Tony Blake (Vice-7
Chair), Bingham Township Representative; Andrea Rohrbacher, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Buddy Hartley, Little 8
River Township Representative; Kim Piracci, At-Large; Randy Marshall, At-Large; Alexander Gregory, Chapel Hill 9
Township Representative; David Blankfard, Hillsborough Township Representative; 10 11 Members Absent: Laura Nicholson, Eno Township Representative; Patricia Roberts, Cheeks Township 12
Representative; Paul Guthrie, At-Large Chapel Hill Township; Donna Coffey, Cedar Grove Township Representative; 13
14 STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Meredith Kern, 15
Administrative Assistant II 16
17 AGENDA ITEM 1: CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL 18 19
Lydia Wegman called the meeting to order. 20
21 AGENDA ITEM 2: INFORMATIONAL ITEMS 22
a) Planning Calendar for January and February 23
24 AGENDA ITEM 4: APPROVAL OF MINUTES 25
February 1, 2017 Meeting Minutes 26
February 1, 2017 ORC Notes 27 28 MOTION by Lydia Wegman to approve the February 1, 2017 Planning Board minutes and ORC Notes. 29 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 30 31 32 AGENDA ITEM 4. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 33 34
No additions to Agenda 35 36
AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 37 38 Introduction to the Public Charge 39
The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General Statute, 40
appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land development 41
laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and accomplish coordinated and 42
harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner, which considers the present and 43
future needs of its citizens and businesses through efficient and responsive process that 44
contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and welfare of the overall County. The OCPB 45
will make every effort to uphold a vision of responsive governance and quality public services 46
during our deliberations, decisions, and recommendations. 47
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49 PUBLIC CHARGE 50
The Planning Board pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its 51
citizens to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with 52
fellow citizens. At any time, should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this 53
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public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to leave the meeting until that individual 54
regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the Chair will recess the meeting 55
until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. 56
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58 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 59
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No comments 61
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AGENDA ITEM 8: COMMITTEE/ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS 63 a) BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT 64 b) ORANGE UNIFIED TRANSPORTATION 65 66
67 AGENDA ITEM 10: ADJOURNMENT 68 69
Planning Board meeting was adjourned by consensus. 70
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Lydia Wegman, Chair