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074 those families affected. 3 Planning Director Marvin Collins informed the public of changes which had been implemented to help make the public notices in the newspaper easier to locate such as the logo which has been added to the top of the notice and the addition of bold print for each topic that will be heard. in addition, he has been working with the news reporters to have lead stories as well as articles in other areas of the papers concerning the public hearing items. He indicated that the Durham Morning Herald , 'jag the News an. Observer and the dews of Orange are those newspapers in which the public hearing notices are placed. He noted there was a miscommunication about the mailing of the postcards. It was decided to send them out late rather than not send them at all . DPFNIpe STATEMENTS Marvin Collins explained that there are two items scheduled for public hearing. The first item has to do with a rural buffer study that was prepared by the Orange County Planning Department at the request of the Board of Commissioners. The second item has to do with a citizens ' petition that was presented to the Board of -Commissioners on January 5, 1987 which requested the Joint Planning Land Use Plan (plan for the southeastern portion of the County) which was jointly adopted by the Board of Commissioners and the Town of Chapel Hill be amended to change the text. The specific text provision requested for amendment is the minimum lot size standard in the Rural Buffer. That minimum lot size standard was set at one dwelling unit per two . acres when the plan was jointly approved on October 13, 1986. The requested amendment is to reduce that standard back. to the original one dwelling unit per 40,000 square feet (0.92 acre) . Because both items are separate but interrelated they will be considered at the same time. Collins indicated the staff members who would be involved in the presentation were Greg Szymik (current planning) , Gene Bell and Brad Torgan (comprehensive/ long range planning) , and Emily Crudup (current planning ) . =ollowing the Orange County presentation, the Chapel Hill Planning Director Roger Weldon would make a brief presentation of the Chapel Hill perspective -egarding the Rural Buffer concept. Collins began the presentation highlighting some of the points in the iistory of joint planning. On October 13, 1986, the Orange County Board of Commissioners and the , own of Chapel Hill adopted the Joint Planning Area Land Use Plan. On dovember 24, 1986, a public hearing was held by the Orange County Board of 3ommissioners to consider the amendment of the Zoning Ordinance and Zoning itias to create the Rural Buffer District and to apply that district designation to 38,000. acres of land surrounding the Chapel Hlll -Carrboro area. The most significant change proposed was an increase In the minimum -esidentlal lot size requirement from 40, 000 square feet (0.92 acre) to two 2) acres. One of the concerns of the residents who live within the rural buffer as the issue of property rights. The owners felt that the two acre inimum lot size requirement denies them reasonable use of their land. The oncern presented by the County Attorney previously was also raised by some