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Planning Board Training Session

Orange County · Planning Board
Wednesday, May 6, 2026

Regular meeting Comprehensive planRezoningSubdivision and site plansZoning text amendment

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What's on this agenda

A training session for recently appointed planning board members on the basics of land use regulation in the county, led by staff. Attendance is voluntary, no quorum is needed, and nothing is decided. The board approved a summary of it at its June meeting, so it is on the record as a meeting rather than an internal briefing.

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Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

A training session for recently appointed members rather than a business meeting. The notes say outright that attendance is not mandatory and no quorum is required, and three members attended: Statler Gilfillen for Eno Township, Ana Garcia-Turner for Chapel Hill Township, and at-large member Othlone McCalla.

Deputy Director Perdita Holtz, who leads long range planning and administration, gave an overview of land use regulation in the county. The members discussed the board's own role and the timeline for the coming changes to the comprehensive plan, what the board's duties amount to in practice, and where to go for further reading. The session ran from six to 6.47pm.

The notes were approved on 3 June 2026.

How the votes went

No votes. This was a training session, and the notes record that a quorum was neither present nor required.

From the published minutes.

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Agenda items (1)

Presentation · 1
  1. 1 Planning Board Training Session
    Presentation Comprehensive planRezoningSubdivision and site plansZoning text amendment
    Staff-led training for recently appointed members on the basics of land use regulation in Orange County.

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