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2 <br />For additional background, including a synopsis of comments from the quarterly public hearing, <br />please refer to Attachment 1. Agenda materials from the September 8, 2014 Quarterly Public <br />Hearing can be viewed at: http:// orangecountync .gov /occlerks /140908.pdf. <br />Attachment 6 contains the required Statement of Consistency indicating the proposed <br />amendment is consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Attachment 7 contains the <br />proposed amendments with additions shown in red text and proposed deletions are shown in <br />red text as well as footnotes documenting the rationale for the proposed <br />modification. Modifications incorporating comments from the public hearing are denoted in <br />green text. <br />Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the <br />Statement of Consistency and the proposed text amendments. <br />Planning Board Recommendation: At its October 8, 2014 regular meeting, the Board voted <br />unanimously to recommend approval of the proposed text amendment consistent with staff's <br />recommendation. <br />Agenda materials from this meeting can be viewed at: <br />http://orangecountync.gov/planning/documents/10.8.14PB Packet. pd . A synopsis of comments <br />from the meeting can be found in Attachment 1. <br />A Statement of Consistency, adopted by the Planning Board, recommending the approval of this <br />text amendment is contained within Attachment 5. An excerpt of the approved minutes from the <br />meeting are contained within Attachment 4. <br />Procedural Information: In accordance with Section 2.8.8 of the UDO, any evidence not <br />presented at the public hearing must be submitted in writing prior to the Planning Board's <br />recommendation. The Planning Board may consider additional oral evidence only if it is for the <br />purpose of presenting information also submitted in writing. The public hearing is held open to a <br />date certain for the purpose of the BOCC receiving the Planning Board's recommendation and <br />any submitted written comments. <br />For additional information please refer to Section B.1 and 2 in Attachment 1. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: See Section C.3 in Attachment 1. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1. Receive the Planning Board's recommendation; <br />2. Close the public hearing; and <br />3. Take action on the request by: <br />a. Approving the Resolution Concerning Statement of Consistency contained within <br />Attachment 6. and <br />b. Approving the Ordinance amending the UDO, contained within Attachment 7, as <br />recommended by the Planning Board and staff. <br />