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Commissioner Hemminger asked how 48 months was selected and it was answered that permits would have to be obtained from NCDOT and easements would also have to be obtained. This is a reasonable amount of time for these things. Commissioner Yuhasz asked for clarity on whether major projects would have to come back every 12 months to show that they were proceeding. Commissioner Jacobs asked Michael Harvey to check and see how Chapel Hill and Carrboro do extensions and for the Board of County Commissioners and the Planning Board to see. He thinks that when there is an extension, then the applicant could stipulate how many months the extension should be. He thinks that the staff should monitor progress. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the first page and that the applicant can only request an extension from the Board of County Commissioners upon the favorable recommendation of the Planning Board. He thinks that this is wrong, and he would like to change this. He respects the Planning Board, but there might be other interests of the Board of County Commissioners that would make it important to have an extension. Commissioner Jacobs made reference to the statement, "It should be noted that no extension request shall be approved if such request represents an alteration." He asked for a definition of an alteration. Michael Harvey pointed this definition out in the article. There was no public comment. A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to refer the matter to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned in time for the August 18, 2009 BOCC meeting. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 2. Zoning Ordinance Amendment: To receive public comment on proposed amendments to Article Four (4) Establishment of Permitted Use Table and Schedule Section(s) 4.2.8 and 4.2.9 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance to modify existing standards governing the acceptable level of non-residential zoned area permitted within Commercial activity, Rural Neighborhood, and Rural Community Activity Nodes. AGENDA ITEM: C2 PUBLIC HEARING Review of a proposal to amend Section(s) 4.2.8 and 4.2.9 of the Zoning Ordinance to modify existing standards governing the acceptable level of non-residential zoning within Nodes ISSUE: •The Zoning Ordinance, specifically Section 4.2.8 and 4.2.9, establish limits on the total amount of non-residential zoning permitted within a Node, •The Ordinance would allow up to a total of nine (9) acres but only in instances where existing density within a given Node is similar to existing Transition Areas, •If density within the Nodes is not similar to existing Transition Areas, non-residential zoning is limited to five (5) acres, •The review of a recent rezoning petition during the November 2008 Quarterly Public Hearing brought these limitations under greater scrutiny,