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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />2 <br />-1 year waiting period required for a new application in cases of denial <br />Current proposal heard at February 24, 2014 quarterly public hearing <br />- Community members asked for a meeting in the community <br />- Public hearing adjourned until September 8, 2014 <br />Community Meeting <br />• County Planning staff held a community meeting on April 7, 2014 <br />- Approximately 33 people attended the meeting <br />-Staff encouraged meeting attendees to contact staff if they wanted to meet in <br />small groups or one -on -one <br />• Community representative contacted staff in mid - August <br />- Meeting with small group held on August 18 <br />Result of August 18 Meeting <br />• Regular meeting date /time established for staff and interested community members to <br />meet <br />-3rd Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Ruritan Club <br />-May be more frequent after holidays <br />• Staff suggests continuing the public hearing process <br />• General agreement that the target date for completion of proposal would be in time for a <br />March 2015 BOCC meeting. <br />Proposed Public Hearing Process <br />• Public Hearing must be adjourned to a date /time certain in order for the application to <br />not be considered a withdrawal <br />- Withdrawal treated the same as a denial (1 year waiting period for new <br />application) <br />• 2015 meeting calendar not yet adopted <br />• Propose to adjourn the public hearing until December 1, 2014 at which time it is <br />expected the public hearing will be further adjourned until a March 2015 meeting date <br />Recommendation <br />• Open the public hearing that was adjourned at the February 24, 2014 quarterly public <br />hearing. <br />• Accept any additional public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on the proposed <br />amendments. <br />• Adjourn the public hearing until December 1, 2014 at which time it is expected the public <br />hearing will be further adjourned until a March 2015 meeting date. <br />Lindsey Efland said the Efland community is involved in looking at the overall plans and <br />proposals being made. He said the community has agreed to this series of meetings, and he <br />estimates that it will take until late February or early March to finalize those work sessions. He <br />said the community would urge the Board to allow them the opportunity to meet with the <br />planning staff to develop and polish these amendments. <br />Chair Jacobs invited comments from the Commissioners. <br />Commissioner McKee thanked the staff for their willingness to work with the community. <br />Chair Jacobs said he is glad to see this is being done, but he would like to note that this <br />is not the first time the community has had an opportunity to comment. He asked staff to look at <br />the number of times the group has met in Efland in the past. <br />