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<br />notified. Commissioner Gordon feels uncomfortable about this and thinks that adjacent <br />property owners within 500 feet should also be notified. <br />Shannon Berry said that the property will be posted and there will be signs, but the <br />adjacent owners will not receive a mailing. <br />PUBLIC COMMENT: <br />Reverend Robert Campbell said that he has asked to be notified of issues that affect the <br />entire community. He thinks that everyone should be notified if something affects the whole <br />community. <br />Commissioner Nelson arrived at 7:59 pm. <br />Susan Walser said that she lives in the County on 20 acres and the people that border <br />her have a lot of acreage. If there was something going on with her property, only one or two <br />people would be notified, and she does not think that this is sufficient. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by Commissioner Jacobs to <br />clarify the language in the case of amendments to the land use plan map, that written notice of <br />the application will be sent by first class mail to all property owners as listed in the Orange <br />County tax records whose property is affected, which means that the site is proposed for the <br />land use change; and also sent to those who are within 500 feet of the affected property. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that the public asked the County Commissioners to extend <br />the notification beyond 500 feet. He asked for direction from staff on this. <br />Laura Blackmon said that for large tracts of land the notifications could be for <br />contiguous properties. <br />Craig Benedict said that there is a challenge explaining to people greater than 500 feet <br />that really were not being affected by anything. If the notification is 1,000 feet for <br />Comprehensive Plan amendments and 500 feet for zoning, the letter of clarity will be a <br />challenge. He suggested keeping it 500 feet so that the letter will be simpler. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that at the last work session the Board talked about <br />communicating better with the public. When this came up at the Quarterly Public Hearing on <br />February 23~d, this came up about trying to limit Planning-ese when running advertisements. <br />He said that this is some of the most forbidding language that could be put in a newspaper. He <br />said that the American Planning Association must have a listserv and there might be more <br />creative ways to draw people's attention to advertisements. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Chair Foushee to close the <br />public hearing and approve the proposed amendments, with the changes by the <br />Commissioners, to Article 2 of the Zoning Ordinance to clarify the language and clearly <br />articulate the procedures for amendments to the adopted Comprehensive Plan. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />b. Subdivision Regulations, Zoning Ordinance, and Atlas Amendments to <br />Create a New Zoning Ordinance Overlay District and Incorporate Flood Protection <br />Standards <br />The Board considered recommendations from the Planning Board on proposed <br />amendments to Orange County Flood Damage Prevention Ordinance, Subdivision Regulations, <br />Zoning Ordinance and Zoning Atlas. <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict said that this public hearing was left open until tonight <br />for any additional information and comments. It has been asked of the County to incorporate <br />