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Cultural Resources, or the expiration of the 30-day period <br /> specified in Section 2 . 4, and the Planning Board, the <br /> Commission may recommend to the Board of County Commissioners <br /> that the historic district be designated. <br /> Prior to the meeting of the Commission at which the <br /> recommendation will be considered, written notice shall be <br /> sent to all affected property owners in accordance with the <br /> notification procedures set forth in Section 2 . 3 above. <br /> If the Commission recommends that the historic district <br /> be designated, it shall submit a copy of the designation <br /> report, the comments of the N. C. Department of Cultural <br /> Resources and the Planning Board, and the minutes of the <br /> meetings at which the designation was considered to the Board <br /> of County Commissioners, requesting that a joint public <br /> hearing as required by Section 2 . 7 be called on the proposal . <br /> Section 2 .7 Public Hearing and Notice Thereof <br /> A joint public hearing involving the Commission, the <br /> Planning Board, and the Board of County Commissioners shall <br /> be held before adoption of a proposed ordinance designating a <br /> historic district. The public hearing shall be advertised, <br /> and property owners shall be notified, in accordance with the <br /> provisions of Article 20 - Amendments of the Zoning <br /> Ordinance. <br /> Section 2 .8 Planning Board Action Subsequent to Public <br /> Hearing <br /> Within 60 days following the date of the public hearing, <br /> the Planning Board shall prepare and submit to the Commission <br /> a recommendation concerning the disposition of the proposed <br /> historic district designation. The Planning Board may <br /> recommend: <br /> 1 . Approval of the designation as proposed; <br /> 2 . Approval of the designation subject 'to conditions; <br /> or <br /> 3 . Denial of the designation. <br /> Failure of the Planning Board to submit a recommendation <br /> within the required time shall be considered a favorable <br /> recommendation, without conditions . <br /> Section 2 .9 Commission Action Subsequent to Public Hearing <br /> Upon receipt of the Planning Board recommendation, the <br /> Commission shall prepare and submit to the Board of <br /> Commissioners a recommendation concerning the disposition of <br />