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While this amendment will not address all development restrictions within every Node, it will <br />address an identified immediate problem within several of the rural nodes and allow staff the <br />opportunity to complete a comprehensive re- assessment of development constraints within all <br />Nodes throughout the County. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: This request has been reviewed by various County departments who <br />have determined the approval of the request will not create the need for additional funding for <br />the provision of County services. <br />NOTIFICATION PROCEDURAL REQUIREMENTS: As detailed within Article Twenty (20) <br />Amendments Section 20.6 of the Ordinance staff is required to cause a: <br />Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publishing said notice at least twice <br />in a newspaper of general circulation in the County, stating the time and place of <br />such hearing and the substance of the proposed amendment. This notice shall <br />appear in said newspaper for two successive weeks within the first notice <br />appearing not less than ten (10) days nor more than twenty -five (25) days before <br />the date set for the public hearing. <br />Staff has caused an advertisement to appear within the News of Orange and the Chapel Hill <br />Herald on May 6, 2009 and May 13, 2009 in accordance with this requirement. <br />RECOMMENDATION: The Zoning Officer recommends the Board: <br />1. Receive the staff initiated zoning text amendment proposal including staffs report and <br />presentation materials, <br />2. Conduct the Public Hearing and accept comments from all interested parties, <br />3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the <br />County Board of Commissioners in time for the August 18, 2009 BOCC meeting, <br />4. Adjourn the Public Hearing until August 18, 2009 in order to receive the Planning Board's <br />recommendation. <br />