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• March 27, 2014 joint public hearing for JPA amendments • Governing boards scheduled to consider JPA amendments at meetings in June • The three separate Planning Boards have all recommended approval of the JPA amendments to their respective governing boards • Public hearing for UDO/Comprehensive Plan amendments was adjourned to the September 4 BOCC meeting Advisory Board Review & Recommendations • Agricultural Preservation Board has reviewed three times • Supports moving forward with amendments • Planning Board reviewed twice prior to quarterly public hearing and again at April 2 meeting to make a recommendation • Unanimous recommendation to approve • Planning Director also recommends approval Text Changes • Color coding in Attachment 2 • Green text is changes proposed after the quarterly public hearing to correct errors, clarify intent, and address issues of legal sufficiency Recommendation - Receive the Planning Board's recommendation of approval; - Close the public hearing; and - Deliberate as necessary and decide accordingly and/or adopt the Ordinance in Attachment 2 which approves the amendments. A motion was made by Commissioner McKee, seconded by Commissioner Rich to receive the planning board's recommendation and close the public hearing. VOTE: UNANIMOUS Commissioner Price asked about the water supply analyses. She asked how defensible this will be, as it is difficult to ask a business to determine how much water they will use. She is curious as to how this would be managed. Perdita Holtz said it is going to be one piece of the puzzle, and the ground water analysis will tell them the drill rates on the particular piece of property and how much water would be available to be used. She noted that this can vary tremendously throughout the County. She said this information would be used in deciding whether to approve or not approve a particular application. Commissioner McKee asked if he is correct in saying that bona fide farms do not have to use this. Perdita Holtz said bona fide uses on the farm would not have to be considered, but the uses being added to the UDO are not considered bona fide farm uses. She said the existing bona fide farm use would not be part of the calculation. Commissioner Price said that when new subdivisions were being put in there was concern with the water flow, but the County could not regulate that. She asked how this is any different.