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— Mailed notices to property owners within 500-feet of affected properties <br /> — Posted 25 signs in strategic areas of the affected area <br /> Public Information Meeting <br /> - Held on November 14 at the Efland-Cheeks Community Center. <br /> Advisory Board Involvement <br /> - EMSAP Implementation Focus Group met on August 29 to review the proposal. <br /> - (Other meetings had taken place in early 2010) <br /> Recommendation <br /> • Receive the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development <br /> Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas. <br /> • Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br /> the proposed amendment. <br /> • Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the February 5, 2013 BOCC <br /> regular meeting. <br /> • Adjourn the public hearing until February 5, 2013 in order to receive and accept the <br /> Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs asked about the Efland Cheeks Overlay District and the overall effort <br /> and who participated. This is on the eastern portion of a larger effort, and some people may not <br /> be aware of this. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that the overlay district is an effort to allow for the conversion of single- <br /> family homes along the highway to low-impact uses such as professional offices or <br /> beauty/barber shops. This is the green area. In the pink area, there is pre-designated <br /> commercial area, which is at the corner of Frazier Road and US 70 and westward. This allows <br /> for a bit more commercial use than what is being contemplated along US 70. The Efland- <br /> Mebane Small Area Plan Implementation Focus Group was involved in this effort. <br /> Tony Blake arrived at 7:20 PM. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that the group was made up of community members who were appointed <br /> by the Board of County Commissioners. There is also a representative from the Planning <br /> Board, Pete Hallenbeck. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz asked if the Economic Development Director reviewed the <br /> architectural design standards in this overlay. <br /> Perdita Holtz said that the EDC department was included in the peer review effort. <br /> Chair Pelissier asked what it means that businesses "have to be altered to fit in with <br /> surrounding areas." <br /> Perdita Holtz said that it would be on a case by case basis through the site review process <br /> that if a national chain were to come in, that it would have to stay in keeping with the area. <br /> Andrea Rohrbacher left at 7:26 PM. <br />