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9 Plan/Agreement which is a joint planning effort between Orange County and the Towns of Chapel Hill and Carrboro. By better enabling farmers to stay in the business of farming, the rural, farming heritage of Orange County will continue to be preserved. Additional information about this topic is available on the Planning Department's website at: http://orangecountync.gov/planning/SpecialProjects.asp Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed text amendments. PUBLIC INFORMATION MEETING for this proposal In an effort to better inform interested persons in an informal setting, a Public Information Meeting will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014. Interested persons will have the opportunity to hear a presentation and ask questions about the proposed amendments. The Public Information Meeting will be held in the Food Lab of the Environmental and Agricultural Center located at 306 Revere Road in Hillsborough and will begin at 6:00 p.m. 8. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment: In accordance with the provisions of Section 2.8 Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments of the Unified Development Ordinance, the Planning Director has initiated amendments to the text of the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The purpose of the amendments is to change the existing public hearing process for Comprehensive Plan-, UDO-, and Zoning Atlas-related items/amendments. The following Sections are proposed for amendments: 2.1, 2.3, 2.7, 2.8, 5.10.2. The proposed amendments would replace the existing joint Board of County Commissioners (BOCC)/Planning Board quarterly public hearings with a minimum of eight (8) BOCC-only public hearing dates per year. The Planning Board would make its recommendation to the BOCC after the public hearing but a quorum of Planning Board members would no longer be necessary to hold a public hearing. Purpose: To review the item and receive public comment on the proposed amendments. Substantial changes in items presented at the public hearing may be made following the receipt of comments made at the public hearing. Accommodations for individuals with physical disabilities can be provided if the request is made to the Planning Director at least 48 hours prior to the Public Hearing by calling the one of the phone numbers below. The full text of the public hearing items may be obtained no later than February 14, 2014 at the County website www.co.orange.nc.us at the Meeting Agendas link.