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2 its Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill made recommendations regarding the UDO amendments which have been incorporated into the amendment package contained in Attachment 3. Public Hearing The proposed Comprehensive Plan and UDO amendments were heard at the February 24, 2014 Quarterly Public Hearing. Attachment 4 is an excerpt from the minutes of the public hearing. Attachment 2 contains the required Statement of Consistency indicating the proposed amendment is consistent with the adopted Comprehensive Plan. Attachment 3 contains the proposed amendments with changes to incorporate the Towns' recommendations shown in colored text. Planning Director's Recommendation: The Planning Director recommends approval of the Statement of Consistency, indicating the amendments are reasonable and in the public interest, contained in Attachment 2 and proposed amendment package contained in Attachment 3. The amendments, since originally heard at public hearing in 2014, are reasonable and represent common ground that helps implement agricultural business goals. Planning Board Recommendation: At its May 7, 2014 meeting, the Planning Board unanimously voted to recommend approval of the originally proposed amendments. The proposal was reconsidered by the Planning Board on April 1, 2015 to provide for Planning Board review of the changes to the text that had been made in response to the Towns' recommendations and to have the Planning Board adopt a Statement of Consistency, a requirement that began after May 2014. On April 1, 2015, the Planning Board voted 7 -1 to recommend approval of the amendments. The member who voted "no" was not a member of the Planning Board in May 2014. The Planning Board's signed Statement of Consistency and Draft Minutes are included in Attachment 5. Procedural Information: In accordance with Sections 2.3.10 and 2.8.8 of the Unified Development Ordinance, any evidence not presented at the public hearing must be submitted in writing prior to the Planning Board's recommendation. Additional oral evidence may be considered by the Planning Board only if it is for the purpose of presenting information also submitted in writing. The public hearing is held open to a date certain for the purpose of the BOCC receiving the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. The Resolutions adopted by the Towns of Carrboro and Chapel Hill (Attachment 6) should be considered written comments. FINANCIAL IMPACT: See Section C.3 in Attachment 1. RECOMMENDATION: The Manager recommends the Board- 1 . Receive the Planning Board's recommendation; 2. Close the public hearing; 3. Deliberate as necessary on the proposed amendments; and 4. Decide accordingly and /or adopt the Statement of Consistency, contained within Attachment 2, and the Ordinance amending the Comprehensive Plan and UDO contained within Attachment 3, as recommended by the Planning Board and staff.