Minutes 09-08-2014 QPH - Laserfiche WebLink

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• Current proposal heard at February 24, 2014 quarterly public hearing -Community members asked for a meeting in the community -Public hearing adjourned until September 8, 2014 Community Meeting • County Planning staff held a community meeting on April 7, 2014 -Approximately 33 people attended the meeting -Staff encouraged meeting attendees to contact staff if they wanted to meet in small groups or one-on-one • Community representative contacted staff in mid-August -Meeting with small group held on August 18 Result of August 18 Meeting • Regular meeting date/time established for staff and interested community members to meet -3�d Wednesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at Ruritan Club -May be more frequent after holidays • Staff suggests continuing the public hearing process • General agreement that the target date for completion of proposal would be in time for a March 2015 BOCC meeting. Proposed Public Hearing Process • Public Hearing must be adjourned to a date/time certain in order for the application to not be considered a withdrawal -Withdrawal treated the same as a denial (1 year waiting period for new application) • 2015 meeting calendar not yet adopted • Propose to adjourn the public hearing until December 1, 2014 at which time it is expected the public hearing will be further adjourned until a March 2015 meeting date Recommendation • Open the public hearing that was adjourned at the February 24, 2014 quarterly public hearing. • Accept any additional public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on the proposed amendments. • Adjourn the public hearing until December 1, 2014 at which time it is expected the public hearing will be further adjourned until a March 2015 meeting date. Lindsey Efland said the Efland community is involved in looking at the overall plans and proposals being made. He said the community has agreed to this series of ineetings, and he estimates that it will take until late February or early March to finalize those work sessions. He said the community would urge the Board to allow them the opportunity to meet with the planning staff to develop and polish these amendments. Chair Jacobs invited comments from the Commissioners. Commissioner McKee thanked the staff for their willingness to work with the community. Chair Jacobs said he is glad to see this is being done, but he would like to note that this is not the first time the community has had an opportunity to comment. He asked staff to look at the number of times the group has met in Efland in the past.