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47 <br /> 1 Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on <br /> 2 the proposed amendment. <br /> 3 Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be <br /> 4 returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the September 4, 2014 <br /> 5 BOCC regular meeting. <br /> 6 Adjourn the public hearing until September 4, 2014 in order to receive and accept the <br /> 7 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - <br /> 10 <br /> 11 Commissioner Gordon referred to the use specific standards chart and asked why this is <br /> 12 not included in the rural buffer section. <br /> 13 Perdita Holtz said the standards are the same in the rural buffer as they are in the <br /> 14 agricultural residential. She referred to the amendment package, in article 5 and said any <br /> 15 amendments in red are just adding RB to a few sections. She said the standards are the same, <br /> 16 and there has been no re-write of standards to make it pertain to the rural buffer. <br /> 17 Commissioner Gordon asked how the Planning Board consideration interfaces with the <br /> 18 joint planning consideration. <br /> 19 Perdita Holtz said, within the rural buffer, the planning board will make a <br /> 20 recommendation on the JPA amendments as well. She said the planning board will be briefed <br /> 21 on this in April, and information will be shared from the public hearing, planned for March 27tH <br /> 22 She said the UDO revisions being considered tonight will be on the April planning board agenda <br /> 23 for them to make a recommendation as well. <br /> 24 Commissioner Gordon said the recommendation will be made with just the hearing <br /> 25 comments, but not with the comments from the jurisdictions. <br /> 26 Perdita Holtz said the UDO amendments are not what are being heard at the March 27th <br /> 27 joint public hearing; this is to hear amendments to the joint planning land use plan and <br /> 28 agreement, and there are very few amendments that need to occur. <br /> 29 Commissioner Gordon asked for a memo listing those amendments. <br /> 30 Perdita Holtz said this can be done. <br /> 31 Commissioner Gordon asked when the input on the UDO from the Chapel Hill and <br /> 32 Carrboro public officials will come. <br /> 33 Perdita Holtz said public officials don't comment on UDO amendments unless staff <br /> 34 wants to bring something to their attention. <br /> 35 Commissioner Gordon asked when these comments are due. <br /> 36 Perdita Holtz said these were due by tonight, but these will still be accepted while the <br /> 37 public hearing process is going on. She said written comments can be submitted as part of the <br /> 38 JPA process. <br /> 39 Chair Jacobs asked if there are any items in this proposal that have the same issues that <br /> 40 the attorney and staff had in the previous proposal. <br /> 41 Perdita Holtz said this is not due to come back until September, so this is not an issue. <br /> 42 <br /> 43 A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: <br /> 44 1. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a request that a recommendation be returned to <br /> 45 the Board of County Commissioners in time for the September 4, 2014 BOCC regular <br /> 46 meeting. <br /> 47 2. Adjourn the public hearing until September 4, 2014 in order to receive and accept the <br /> 48 Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 51 <br />