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8 <br /> comments have been received from the Towns. <br /> d. Outreach: <br /> ® General Public: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes <br /> and Orange County ordinance requirements. For text <br /> amendments, the process consists of legal advertisements <br /> published for two consecutive weeks prior to the public <br /> :hearing and the public hearing. <br /> ❑ Small Area Plan <br /> ❑ Other: ----- ----- -------— ------- ---- <br /> 3. FISCAL IMPACT <br /> Consideration and approval of the proposed amendments will not create the need for <br /> additional funding. Existing Planning staff researched and wrote the amendments <br /> and is coordinating processing and reviews. Associated advertising costs were <br /> included in the FY11-12 Budget. <br /> D. AMENDMENT IMPLICATIONS <br /> The proposed amendments have been categorized and color-coded into three basic <br /> types: <br /> • Clean-up/"Housekeeping" <br /> • Minor but more substantive than a clean-up <br /> • Substantive <br /> The amendments are in response to the BOCC directive to focus on economic <br /> development-related initiatives. The proposed amendments are intended to more <br /> strongly encourage non-residential development in designated growth areas while <br /> balancing any adverse impacts to adjacent properties and the environment. If adopted, <br /> the more substantive amendments are likely to make non-residential development in <br /> designated growth areas less onerous while continuing to result in a quality development <br /> _project that minimizes adverse impacts. <br /> E. SPECIFIC AMENDMENT LANGUAGE <br /> See Attachment 2 for Ordinance. <br /> 5 <br />