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63 <br /> (1) Said notice shall appear in said newspaper for two successive weeks with the <br /> first notice appearing not less than ten days nor more than 25 days before the <br /> date set for the public hearing. In computing the notice period, the day of <br /> publication is not to be included, but the day of the hearing is to be included. <br /> 3a <br /> (C) 'A the se w#For amendments to the znniRg atlas Zoning Atlas, the Planning Director <br /> shall post on the affected property a notice of the public hearing at least ten days prior to <br /> the date of said hearing. <br /> (D) 'A the rp A For amendments to the Zoning Atlas, written notice shall be sent by <br /> certified mail to the affected property owner and all adjacent property owners at least 15 <br /> days, but not more than 25 days, before the public hearing date. Adjacent property <br /> owners are those whose names and addresses are currently listed in the Orange County <br /> tax records and whose property lies within 500 feet of the affected property.35 <br /> (1) If amendments to the Zoning Atlas are proposed by the County, notice shall be <br /> sent by first class mail to all affected property owners and to all adjacent property <br /> owners within 500 feet as provided in (D) above.36 <br /> (E) The Planning Director shall certify the mailing of all notices to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 2.8.8 Planning Board Review37 <br /> (A) <br /> (B) <br /> d-ireet Oho Planning Beard droll make its rennmmenrlatinn Yniithin throe rani lindu <br /> cehed-i filed- Planning Reard- meetings <br /> (``) If the Planning Beard fails to make a rennmmenrlatinn ;niithin the time allotted- in <br /> (`nmmissinners niithni it a Planning Reard- reeemmend-ation <br /> (D) Amend-meets initiated- by(-range GG inty shall not he si 1bieet to time Iimitatiens ether <br /> (E) <br /> if it is fnr the ni irnnse of Presenting infnrmatinn also si ihmitted- in �niriting <br /> 34 This paragraph has been indented one level to better reflect the cadence of ordinance structure. <br /> 35 Staff notes that State Statutes require that abutting property owners receive mailed notification. Orange County <br /> chooses to extend mailed notification to property owners within 500 feet of the affected parcel and also requires <br /> certified mail (Statutes do not require notices be mailed via Certified Mail). It is worth noting that at times in the <br /> past,staff has received comments from residents about the hassle of having to pick up a letter at the post office if <br /> they were not home at the time of delivery attempt. <br /> 36 This paragraph has been indented one level to better reflect the cadence of ordinance structure. <br /> 37 These proposed revisions incorporate the discussion the Planning Board had in October, November,and <br /> December 2014 and which the BOCC discussed on May 12,2015. The cadence of the review process would be <br /> revised to have the Planning Board make its recommendation prior to the public hearing. Notices would be mailed <br /> to nearby property owners and a sign(s)would be posted;this revision will notify nearby property owners of <br /> potential changes much earlier in the process. Although the Planning Board meeting would not be an official <br /> public hearing, interested persons could address the Planning Board (the existing requirement for written <br /> comments only is not proposed to continue in this revised process)and the Planning Board can take all public <br /> comments into consideration when making its recommendation. <br />