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Article 2: Procedures 17 <br />Section 2.8: Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br />A traffic impact study as required by Section 6.17. <br />(G) IForamenclments to the Special Flood Hazard Area Overlay District, pertaini to a Letter <br />of MQD Amendment: <br />(1) levation certificate with either an MT -1, MT -2, or MT- (forms available <br />throu FEMA), or <br />(2) A "No- ImpaZVQanalysis for a Letter of Map <br />(H) All other circumstances, fa-OtQrs and reasons tha e applicant offers in support of the <br />proposed Zoning Atlas and /or fled Develo ent Ordinance text amendment. <br />2.8.4 Applications for Amendment - Joint Pla <br />Applications for amendments to the O ge County U � d Development Ordinance and Zoning <br />Atlas for the purpose of incorpora g the provisions of the ape Hill Land Development <br />Ordinance (and Zoning Maps nd /or the Carrboro Land Use 'nance (and Zoning Maps) shall <br />be processed as specifie erein and as specified in the Joint Plan Agreement adopted <br />November 2, 1987, a as amended from time to time. <br />Any text a ndments adopted by Orange County shall be adopted by reference a ough fully <br />set fo erein. Any map amendments adopted by Orange County shall be officially oted on <br />th cunty Zoning Atlas. Where there is inconsistency between the amendment procedur <br />ontained herein and those contained in the Joint Planning Agreement, the provisions of the J <br />Planning Agreement shall apply. <br />2.8.5 Review, Analysis and Recommendation <br />(A) The Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the application and, based <br />upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board <br />and the Board of County Commissioners. <br />(B) Applications for agricultural support enterprise uses located within the Rural Buffer land <br />use classification, as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the adopted <br />Comprehensive Plan, shall be forwarded to the County's Agricultural Preservation Board <br />for review and comment. <br />(1) The Agricultural Preservation Board shall have 30 calendar days to provide <br />comments. If comments are not received within this timeframe, the application <br />review process shall not be delayed. <br />(2) For purposes of this subsection, agricultural support enterprise uses shall be <br />defined as those permitted in the ASE -CZ zoning district, as detailed within <br />Section 5.2.3 of this Ordinance.3 <br />2.8.6 Public llff i �E uired <br />c <br />A public hearing shall be held before of any r �oning Atlas Amendment and /or <br />text amendment to this Ordinance. The o ners and the Planning Board <br />shall hear applications and public comment for Zoning nts and /or text <br />amendments rdinance in a Quarterly Public Hearing. <br />3 This section is being added in response to Town of Carrboro and Chapel Hill recommendations that the <br />Agricultural Preservation Board be given the opportunity to review and comment on any applications in the Rural <br />Buffer. Planning staff is recommending a 30 day comment period to ensure that the review /approval process does <br />not become overly lengthy. However, the APB generally meets only every other month so a special meeting may <br />need to be called to review any applications. <br />Orange County, North Carolina — Unified Development Ordinance Page 2 -25 <br />