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Planning Board

Description:

The Orange County Planning Board, hereafter called "The Board", consists of twelve (12) members. Each member of the Board is a resident of Orange County and each Township within the County is represented in the membership of the Board.

As provided for in 153A-321 of the General Statutes of North Carolina, the Board shall have the following powers and duties:

  • Make studies of Orange County and surrounding areas;
  • Determine objectives to be sought in the development of Orange County;
  • Propose and recommend plans for achieving these objectives;
  • Develop and recommend to the Board of Commissioners policies, ordinances, administrative procedures and other means for carrying out plans in a coordinated and efficient manner;
  • Advise the Board of Commissioners concerning the use and amendment of means for carrying out plans;
  • Exercise such functions in the administration and enforcement of various means for carrying out plans as may be assigned by this or other ordinances of the County; and
  • Perform other related duties as may be assigned by this or other ordinances.

The Orange County Planning Board meets regularly at 7:30 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month.

Members: Orange County Planning Board

Calendar: Meeting Schedule Calendar

Regular meeting agendas and minutes:

February 2012 Agenda (cancelled)
February 2012 Minutes (no meeting)
August 2011 Agenda (cancelled)
August 2011 Minutes (no meeting)
September 2011 Agenda
November 2010 Agenda (cancelled)
November 2010 Minutes (no meeting)

Additional meeting agendas:

Ordinance Review Committee - 1/4/12              ORC Meeting Notes - 1/4/12

Ordinance Review Committee - 12/7/11            ORC Meeting Notes - 12/7/11

Ordinance Review Committee - 10/5/211          ORC Meeting Notes - 10/5/11

Special Planning Board Meeting (UDO) Agenda- January 19, 2011

Special Planning Board Meeting (UDO) Minutes - January 19, 2011

 

Additional meeting minutes:

 

Full agenda packets may be obtained from the Planning Department staff.

 

For more information contact the Orange County Planning Department at (919) 245-2575.