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Article 2: Procedures 34 <br /> Section 2.8: Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> 2.8.8 Planning Board Review39 <br /> (A) <br /> (B) <br /> d-irenf the Planning Beard droll make three rani ilarhi <br /> cashed-i Oder- Planning Rnard- meetings <br /> (``) If the Planning Rnard- foils fn make a rennmmend-afinn within fho time allnffed- in <br /> (`nmmiSSinnerS n <br /> yigifhi t a Planning Rnard- rennmmend-afinn <br /> (D) Amend-mentr initiator- by^range GG Rty Shall nnf ho Si ibienf fn fimo IlmltatlnnS nfher <br /> (E) <br /> Of it iS fnr the ni irnnSe of nroSOnting infnrmatinn alSn Si OhmOffer- in writing <br /> (A) The Planning Board shall allow public comments at its meeting and those comments <br /> shall be taken into consideration by the Planning Board in making its recommendation. <br /> (B) The Planning Board's action on an application shall be one of the following: <br /> (1) Recommend approval, <br /> (2) Recommend denial, <br /> (3) Recommend approval but with specified changes, or <br /> (4) Recommend the Planning Board be given extended time to consider the matter. <br /> (C) In making its recommendation, the Planning Board shall also approve a statement <br /> describing whether its action is consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan or any <br /> other officially adopted plan that is applicable, and briefly explain why the board <br /> considers the action taken to be reasonable and in the public interest.40 <br /> (D) Should the Planning Board fail to make a recommendation prior to the quarterly public <br /> hearing, the application shall be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners <br /> without a Planning Board recommendation.41 <br /> 2.8.9 Action by Board of County Commissioners <br /> (A) The Board of County Commissioners shall <br /> amend-meet „nfil hold a public hearing after the Planning Board either makes its <br /> 39 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 /> 40 Required by NCGS 160A-383. <br /> 41 This paragraph is a slight modification from existing paragraph (C),which is proposed to be deleted. It addresses <br /> what happens in the event the Planning Board fails to make a recommendation (namely,that the process moves <br /> forward without a Planning Board recommendation). <br /> Orange County, North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-31 <br />