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The proposed revision places a time limit of one 1 16 <br /> validity of the Planning Staff Sketch Plan comments andeclarifies <br /> language in the regulations regarding the significance of the <br /> comments. <br /> Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment. <br /> There were no questions or comments. <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Carey, seconded by Chair Marshall, to <br /> refer this amendment to the Planning Board for recommendation to the Board <br /> of Commissioners on July 6, 1987. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS. <br /> b. Section VIII-B - Amendments <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 for amendments to ordinances have <br /> been reviewed to identify inconsistencies. <br /> The proposed amendment to Section VIII-B would require that the <br /> first advertisement of a notice of public hearing regarding a <br /> proposed ordinance amendment appear in a newspaper not less than <br /> ten (10) and not more than twenty-five <br /> hearing. The amendment would provide uniformity between <br /> advertisement requirements in the Zoning Ordinance and the <br /> Subdivision Regulations. Currently, the first advertisement must <br /> appear in a newspaper not less than fifteen (15) days prior to <br /> the hearing. <br /> The Planning Staff recommends approval of the proposed amendment. <br /> There were no questions or comments. <br /> MOTION: Commissioner Marshall moved, seconded by Commissioner Carey, to <br /> refer this amendment to the Planning Board for recommendation to <br /> the Board of Commissioners on July 6, 1987. <br /> VOTE: Unanimous. <br /> D. RESOLUTIONS OR PROCLAMATIONS <br /> 1. RAPE PREVENTION MONTH IN ORANGE COUNTY <br /> Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by <br /> Commissioner Carey to approve the proclamation as stated below: <br /> WHEREAS, rape and sexual assaults are violent crimes committed <br /> against females and males of all ages and economic groups; an <br /> WHEREAS, rape in Orange County has been one of the fastest <br /> growing violent crimes in recent years, with an average of 60 sexual <br /> assaults per year reported to the Orange County Rape Crisis Center; and <br /> WHEREAS, during 1986, 70 sexual assaults were reported in Orange <br />