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12 <br /> which would be covered by the proposed map amendment, and a <br /> complete list of Property Identification Numbers (PIN) for the <br /> properties; <br /> b) For amendments to the Comprehensive Plan text, a copy of the <br /> existing text provision(s)which the applicant proposes for <br /> amendment, and a written statement which describes in detail <br /> changes which the applicant proposes to make to the text of the <br /> Comprehensive Plan and the rationale for the proposed <br /> amendment consistent with the standards established in this <br /> Article; <br /> c) All other circumstances, factors and reasons which the applicant <br /> offers in support of the proposed Comprehensive Plan amendment. <br /> The Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the <br /> application and, based upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for <br /> consideration by the Planning Board and the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 2.2.14.5 Public Hearing and Notice Thereof <br /> The Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Board shall hear <br /> . applications for amendments to the Comprehensive Plan in a joint public <br /> hearing. <br /> Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publishing said notice at <br /> least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, stating the <br /> time and place of such hearing and the substance of the proposed <br /> amendment. This notice shall appear in said newspaper for two <br /> consecutive weeks with the first notice appearing not less than ten (10) <br /> days nor more than twenty-five (25) days before the date set for the public <br /> hearing. In computing the notice period, the day of publication is not to be <br /> included, but the day of the hearing is to be included. The minimum <br /> published size of the notice shall be 25 square inches. <br /> In the case of amendments to the Land Use Plan (map), the Planning <br /> Director, or their designee, shall prominently post a notice of the public <br /> hearing on the site proposed for the land use change or on an adjacent <br /> public street or highway right-of-way not less than 10 days before the date <br /> set for the public hearing. When multiple parcels are included within a <br /> proposed Land Use Plan amendment, a posting on each individual parcel <br /> is not required, but the county shall post sufficient notices to provide <br /> reasonable notice to interested persons. <br /> In the case of person or agency (non-County) initiated amendments to the <br /> Land Use Plan (map), written notice of the application shall be sent by <br /> first-class mail to all property owners, as listed in the Orange County tax <br /> records, whose property is located within 500 feet of the affected property, <br /> 12 <br />