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4 1 — Mailed notices to property owners within 500-feet of affected properties 2 — Posted 25 signs in strategic areas of the affected area 3 Public Information Meeting 4 - Held on November 14 at the Efland-Cheeks Community Center. 5 6 Advisory Board Involvement 7 - EMSAP Implementation Focus Group met on August 29 to review the proposal. 8 - (Other meetings had taken place in early 2010) 9 10 Recommendation 11 • Receive the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan, Unified Development 12 Ordinance, and Zoning Atlas. 13 • Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on 14 the proposed amendment. 15 • Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be 16 returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the February 5, 2013 BOCC 17 regular meeting. 18 • Adjourn the public hearing until February 5, 2013 in order to receive and accept the 19 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. 20 Commissioner Jacobs asked about the Efland Cheeks Overlay District and the overall effort 21 and who participated. This is on the eastern portion of a larger effort, and some people may not 22 be aware of this. 23 Perdita Holtz said that the overlay district is an effort to allow for the conversion of single- 24 family homes along the highway to low-impact uses such as professional offices or 25 beauty/barber shops. This is the green area. In the pink area, there is pre-designated 26 commercial area, which is at the corner of Frazier Road and US 70 and westward. This allows 27 for a bit more commercial use than what is being contemplated along US 70. The Efland- 28 Mebane Small Area Plan Implementation Focus Group was involved in this effort. 29 Tony Blake arrived at 7:20 PM. 30 Perdita Holtz said that the group was made up of community members who were appointed 31 by the Board of County Commissioners. There is also a representative from the Planning 32 Board, Pete Hallenbeck. 33 Commissioner Yuhasz asked if the Economic Development Director reviewed the 34 architectural design standards in this overlay. 35 Perdita Holtz said that the EDC department was included in the peer review effort. 36 Chair Pelissier asked what it means that businesses "have to be altered to fit in with 37 surrounding areas." 38 Perdita Holtz said that it would be on a case by case basis through the site review process 39 that if a national chain were to come in, that it would have to stay in keeping with the area. 40 Andrea Rohrbacher left at 7:26 PM.