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15 <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> b. Article 2 . 3 .5 - Board of Adjustment Administration <br /> Staff presentation by Marvin Collins. <br /> Procedures for public notification for amendments to various <br /> County ordinances vary from ordinance to ordinance. To reduce <br /> confusion by the general public and to insure consistency, the <br /> public notification procedures have been reviewed to identify <br /> inconsistencies. <br /> The proposed amendment to Article 2. 3. 3 would require that <br /> property for which a Class B Special Use Permit or variance has <br /> been requested must be posted at least ten (10) days prior to the <br /> public hearing date. The amendment would provide uniformity <br /> between "posting requirements" in Article 2 . 3.3 and Article 20 <br /> (Zoning Text/Atlas Amendments) . Currently, the property must be <br /> posted at least fifteen (15) days prior to the meeting date. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment. <br /> Jacobs asked why 10 days rather than 15 days is being proposed is <br /> being proposed as the uniform standard. Collins responded that <br /> the General Statutes require that an advertisement for a public <br /> hearing be advertised for the first time not less than 10 days or <br /> more than 25 days prior to the hearing and the 10 day standard is <br /> a minimum standard. Complaints have been received that there are <br /> so many variations between the administrative procedures and <br /> mechanisms of the Board, there needs to be more uniformity. <br /> Therefore, Staff felt that posting requirements for public <br /> hearings should be consistent throughout. <br /> There were no public comments. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by Commissioner <br /> Halkiotis, to refer this amendment to the Planning Board for recommendation <br /> to the Board of Commissioners on July 6, 1987. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> 5. Subdivision Regulations Text Amendments <br /> a. Section III-B-3 - Sketch Plan Review <br /> Staff presentation by Marvin Collins. <br /> Section III-B-3 of the Subdivision Regulations contains the <br /> procedure for Sketch Plan review of subdivision proposals. <br /> Unlike review provisions for Preliminary Plans and final Plats, <br /> no time limit is set for the validity of Planning Staff review of <br /> Sketch Plans. To prevent Planning Staff review of Sketch Plans <br /> from being considered a permanent approval, a revision of the <br /> regulations is proposed. <br />