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120 Review Committee (ORC) (see Section C.2.b in Attachment 1 for more information) and comments made by these boards have been incorporated into the proposed amendments. Both advisory boards are supportive of moving forward with the ASE program. At the BOCC work session on May 14, 2013, the BOCC asked staff to get input from the advisory boards, especially the Agricultural Preservation Board, on whether removing the more intensive uses from the new conditional zoning district (ASE -CZ) would be acceptable. Both the Agricultural Preservation Board and the ORC are supportive of allowing applicants to apply for as many agriculturally - related uses as possible since the new ASE -CZ enables projects to be considered on a site - specific, case -by -case basis. There is acknowledgement that a project that may not be suitable on a 3 -acre parcel immediately adjacent to a residential subdivision may be an appropriate use on a 20 -acre parcel with limited neighbors. The new conditional zoning district would give the Board of Commissioners discretion in deciding these types of situations. Public Information Meeting A Public Information Meeting is scheduled to be held on Thursday, February 13, 2014. This meeting was advertised in the legal ad for the quarterly public hearing, in press releases, and via flyers. The News of Orange printed the press release in its January 29 print edition. Flyers advertising the meeting were also posted in several governmental buildings, at solid waste convenience centers, and at several businesses located in the county. Cooperative Extension also distributed the flyer to the participants in the Breeze Farm training class. Information about the ASE program, including the public information meeting, was posted on the Planning Department's website (http: / /orangecountync.gov/ planning /AgriculturalSupportEnterprises .asp) on January 24, 2014. FINANCIAL IMPACT: See Section C.3 of Attachment 1. RECOMMENDATION(S): The Planning Director recommends the Board: Receive the proposal to amend the Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance. 2. Conduct the public hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on the proposed amendment. 3. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the April 15, 2014 BOCC regular meeting. 4. Adjourn the public hearing until April 15, 2014 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments.