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13 <br />Said notice shall be mailed at least 14 but not more than 25 days prior to <br />the date of the public hearing. <br />2 214 6 Action Subsequent to the Date of Public Flearing <br />Following the date of the public hearing. all proposed amendments shall <br />be referred to the Planning Board for its consideration and <br />recommendation Evidence not presented at the joint public hearing <br />thereinafter called "new evidence"} may be submitted in writing at or prior <br />to the first Planning Board meeting at which the application is reviewed. <br />The Planning Board may consider oral evidence only if it is for the pumose <br />of presenting information also submitted in writing. <br />The Planning Board shall after the date of the public hearing, prepare and <br />submit for the Board of County Commissioners a recommendation <br />concerning the disposition of any application. The Board of County <br />Commissioners may direct the Planning Board to provide a <br />recommendation b rLa date certain. If the Board of County Commissioners <br />does not so direct the Planning Board shall make its recommendation <br />within three regularly scheduled Planning Board .meetings. If the Planning <br />Board fails to make a recommendation as directed by the Board of County <br />Commissioners or within three regularly scheduled Planning Board <br />meetings whichever is applicable the application shall be forwarded to <br />the Board of County Commissioners without a Planning Board <br />recommendation. <br />The Board of County Commissioners shall not consider enactment of the <br />proposed amendment until the Planning Board either makes its <br />recommendation or takes no action on the application as prescribed in this <br />section. In making its decision, the Board of Commissioners shall <br />consider all relevant evidence presented at the joint public hearing and <br />any new evidence which was considered by the Planning Board in making <br />its recommendation. <br />2.2.14.7 Withdrawal of Application <br />An applicant may withdraw his or her application at any time by written <br />this ordinance shall be considered a denial of the petition. <br />2.2.14.8 Effect of Denial <br />When the Board of County Commissioners denies an application or an <br />application is withdrawn after the first notice of the public hearing and <br />thereby denied the Planning Director shall not accept another application <br />13 <br />