Script for BOC for A-424
SCRIPT FOR Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment (A-424, 7/16)
Request by Planning Staff to amend the Zoning Ordinance to update references to the 2006 CAMA
Land Use Plan to coincide with the Comprehensive Land Use Plan.
1. This is a public hearing. We will hear a presentation from staff. Then the applicant and any
opponents will each be allowed 15 minutes for their presentation and additional 5 minutes for
rebuttal.
2. Conduct Hearing, as follows:
a. Staff presentation
b. Applicant’ s presentation (up to 15 minutes)
c. Opponent’s presentation (up to 15 minutes)
d. Applicant’s cross examination/rebuttal (up to 5 minutes)
e. Opponent’s cross examination/rebuttal (up to 5 minutes)
3. Close the Public Hearing
4. Board of Commissioners discussion
5. Vote on the text amendment request. The motion should include a statement saying how the
amendment is or is not consistent with the land use plan and why it is or is not reasonable and in
the public interest.
Action Needed
Motion for approval of the either the staff version of the proposal, the Planning Board’s
recommended version of the proposal, or another version of the amendment.
Motion to “table” the item in order to receive more information
Motion to deny the amendment request based on specific reasons
Staff Suggested Motion:
Motion to approve the staff-recommended version, as the Board of Commissioners finds that this
request as described is:
1. Consistent with the purposes and intent of the 2006 CAMA Land Use Plan and the 2016
Comprehensive Land Use Plan, as the amendment is necessary to allow continued
administration of land use regulations to facilitate intelligent growth and economic
development in the county.
2. Reasonable and in the public interest as the amendment allows for uninterrupted
administration of the county’s Zoning Ordinance in a manner consistent with the spirit and intent
of the existing regulations.