As an elected, legislative body, the Board of Commissioners performs planning and development functions, as authorized by various enabling provisions of the North Carolina General Statutes, and as specified below. This section supplements Chapter 31 of the code of ordinances.
(A) Duties and responsibilities. The Board of Commissioners performs the following duties:
(1) Appoints the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment. Craven County Board of Commissioners shall appoint extraterritorial jurisdiction members of the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustment;
(2) Upon recommendation by the Planning Board, adopts, implements and amends a comprehensive land use plan and a CAMA land use plan, which establish long-range goals, objectives and policies regarding future development of the city;
(3) Adopts, amends and implements other specialized plans, programs and policies for functional topics like transportation, recreation, open space, capital improvements and the like;
(4) Adopts, amends and implements more-detailed area plans for smaller geographic areas, as well as policies related to special land use issues;
(5) By ordinance, adopts and amends regulations relating to zoning, subdivision of land and other private development activities;
(6) In considering proposed changes in the text of the UDO or to the zoning map, including, but not limited to, a general rezoning, or rezoning to a Conditional Zoning District, the Board of Commissioners acts in its legislative capacity and shall review requests for amendments in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 160;
(7) Reviews and decides on the approval of major site plans as defined in this chapter;
(8) As provided in Chapter 158 of this UDO, the Board of Commissioners is authorized to decide upon the approval of minor subdivision plats in cases where the applicant has been denied plat approval by the Planning Director and to review and decide upon the approval of major subdivision preliminary plats;
(9) Reviews and decides upon requests for waivers to the provisions of subdivision standards in accordance with the standards delineated in the waiver section of Chapter 158; and
(10) Establishes rules and procedures for the enforcement and administration of the UDO.
(B) Conflicts of interest.
(1) A governing board member shall not vote on any legislative decision regarding a development regulation adopted pursuant to G.S. Ch. 160D where the outcome of the matter being considered is reasonably likely to have a direct, substantial, and readily identifiable financial impact on the member.
(2) A governing board member shall not vote on any zoning amendment if the landowner of the property subject to a rezoning petition or the applicant for a text amendment is a person with whom the member has a close familial, business, or other associational relationship.
(Ord. passed 7-25-2011; Ord. 21-O-04, passed 6-28-2021)