42-307. Henderson County Technical Review Committee

  1. Established. A Technical Review Committee is hereby established pursuant to NCGS §160D-961 .
  2. Powers and Duties Pursuant to This Chapter. Without limiting any authority granted to the Technical Review Committee by law or by regulations, the Technical Review Committee shall have the following powers and duties with respect to this Chapter, to be carried out in accordance with the terms of this Chapter:
    1. Manufactured Home Park Site Plan Review. To approve, approve conditionally or deny all manufactured home park site plans.
    2. Site Plan Review. To approve, approve conditionally or deny all major site plans.
    3. Plan Review. To approve, approve conditionally or deny any plan for a subdivision for which it is the reviewing agency; and to review and make recommendations to the Planning Board on any plan for a subdivision for which the Planning Board is the reviewing agency. The Technical Review Committee shall reserve the right to refer any subdivision to the Planning Board for approval.
    4. Text Amendments. To review text amendments to this Chapter and make recommendations to the Planning Board for recommendation thereon.
    5. Map Amendments. To review map amendments to the Official Zoning Map and to make recommendations to the Planning Board for recommendation thereon.
    6. Technical Review. To provide for a continuing, coordinated and comprehensive review of the technical aspects of this Chapter.
    7. Special Use Permits. To review special use permit applications and make recommendations to the Zoning Board of Adjustment for final action thereon.
    8. Additional Powers and Duties. Such additional powers and duties as may be set forth for the Henderson County Technical Review Committee elsewhere in this Chapter and in other laws and regulations.
  3. Membership. The Technical Review Committee may consist of up to seven (7) regular members. Department heads, or their designated representative(s), from the following County offices shall be appointed as regular members of the Technical Review Committee: Building Inspections, Environmental Health, Fire Marshal, Planning, Engineering, Soil Erosion and Sedimentation Control/Stormwater and Zoning. The Board of Commissioners may choose to appoint an ex officio member to the Technical Review Committee as a citizen representative. The Technical Review Committee also may request, at the discretion of the Chair, participation from the following department heads and staff, or their designated representatives: County Attorney, EMS Director, Henderson County School Superintendent, NCDOT Representative, Parks and Recreation Director, Sheriff, Soil and Water Conservationist, Utilities Provider Representative, and/or other department heads/staff/representatives.
  4. Officers. The Planning Director shall chair the Technical Review Committee. The Chair shall be in charge of all proceedings before the TRC and shall take such action as shall be necessary to procure order and the integrity of these proceedings.
  5. Rules. The Technical Review Committee shall adopt rules and regulations governing procedure, as necessary or advisable, and in accordance with the provisions of this Chapter and of NCGS §160D-961.
  6. Decisions. The Technical Review Committee may approve, approve conditionally or deny any application in accordance with this Chapter. On all applications brought before the Technical Review Committee, said Committee shall inform those making application of its decisions and recommendations and the reasons therefore. Such notification shall be in writing.
  7. Records. The Technical Review Committee shall keep record of its proceedings including written comments issued to applicants by permanent and advisory members.