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Council meeting and for the November 19, 2014 Assembly of Governments meeting. Action (or <br />further action) on the JPA amendments is not anticipated by the Towns until late January 2015. <br />The public hearing for the Comprehensive Plan and UDO zoning amendments had been <br />adjourned until September 4 and then further adjourned until November 18 in order to allow time <br />for the concurrent JPA land use amendments to be approved by the three local governments. <br />Since approval has not occurred, the public hearing for the Comprehensive Plan and UDO <br />zoning amendments (which is held open in order to receive the Planning Board's <br />recommendation and any written comments submitted after the oral public hearing) needs to be <br />delayed to March 3, 2015. This should allow ample time for the Towns to consider the <br />necessary JPA land use amendments and for the County re -adopt any JPA land use <br />amendments that result from the Towns' reviews /approval (staff expects some amendments will <br />be forthcoming). <br />As information, the County Planning Board has recommended approval of the Comprehensive <br />Plan and UDO zoning text amendments. Additionally, the Planning Boards of the Towns of <br />Chapel Hill and Carrboro recommended approval of the JPA land use amendments to their <br />respective elected boards. <br />FINANCIAL IMPACT: There is no financial impact to continue this item. <br />RECOMMENDATION(S): The Manager recommends the Board: <br />1. Open the public hearing, and <br />2. Defer the hearing by adjourning it to March 3, 2015 in order to allow time for the <br />necessary JPA land use amendments to be further considered. <br />