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Public Hearing on a Land Use Ordinance Amendment Relating to the Environmental Advisory Board
PURPOSE: The purpose of this item is for the Board of Aldermen to receive public comment on an amendment to the text of the Land Use Ordinance relating to the charge and duties of the Environmental Advisory Board. A draft ordinance has been prepared.
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DEPARTMENT: Planning
CONTACT INFORMATION: Christina Moon - 919-918-7325, Patricia McGuire - 919-918-7327, Bob Hornik - 919-929-3905
INFORMATION: The process set out for creating a new stormwater utility included the establishment of a new citizen advisory board with expertise in matters relating to stormwater and stormwater management. At the September 5, 2017 Board of Aldermen meeting, the Board approved amendments to the Town Code to create the new Stormwater Advisory Commission (SWAC), noting that some of the duties that would be assigned to the new commission are currently assigned to the Environmental Advisory Board (EAB). (Agenda materials may be found at <https://carrboro.legistar.com/MeetingDetail.aspx?ID=532844&GUID=36690B3B-4D72-4FE1-B507-C89F5A5F4BD5&Options=&Search>=.)
Procedures relating to the EAB are outlined in Land Use Ordinance (LUO) under Article III, Administration Mechanisms, Part VI. Subsequent to the approval of the Town Code amendments, the Board set a public hearing to consider amendments to Part VI, to remove the stormwater provisions of the EAB’s duties. These duties are described specifically in Section 15-45.2(a), (b)(1) and (b)(2), and include the EAB’s role for fulfilling the Town’s requirements under its NPDES Phase II stormwater permit for providing citizen input on stormwater management activities, and its role to advise the Board on issues associated with stormwater management and the consideration of stormwater runoff as part of reviewing development applications.
A draft ordinance that removes these duties from the EAB was referred to Orange County, and was presented to the Planning Board and the EAB on October 5, 2017. Comments are provided (Attachment D).
FISCAL & STAFF IMPACT: Public hearings involve staff and public notice costs associated with advisory board and Board of Aldermen review.
RECOMMENDATION:r Staff recommends that the Board of Aldermen consider the resolution finding consistency (Attachment A-1) and the draft ordinance (Attachment B).