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Per North Carolina General Statute 153A- 239.1, the notice for the November 15, 2011 public hearing was advertised on October 30th in The Chapel Hill Herald and again on November 2nd in the News of Orange. The County also published a press release to assist with informing the public. Staff previously proposed that the Board consider adoption of the Ordinance at the Board's December 13, 2011 meeting, with a proposed effective date of January 1, 2013. The one year delay in the Ordinance becoming effective was to allow time for staff to educate and work with the public to address issues and compliance concerns before the new Ordinance provisions actually take effect. However, that time structure does not work since, as noted above, the Board would actually be amending an existing ordinance. Staff is modifying that recommendation to have the Ordinance become effective immediately, but have the enforcement and penalty sections of the Ordinance become effective January 1, 2013. FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to the County associated with adopting the resolution amending Chapter 6, Article II, the current Building and Building Regulations sections of the Code of Ordinances, with the proposed Orange County Addressing and Road Naming Ordinance. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends that the Board: 1) Consider any comments received and any Board discussions from the November 15 and December 5, 2011 public hearings; 2) Discuss the proposed Ordinance amendments and provide any feedback to staff; 3) Adopt the Resolution of the Orange County Board of Commissioners Amending Chapter 6, Article II of the Code of Ordinances of Orange County (Attachment 2); 4) Authorize the Chair to sign the Resolution; and 5) Authorize staff to make any typographical or other non - substantive corrections as may be needed prior to and during the process of submission of the amended ordinance to Municode.