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of County Commissioners shall be relieved of any <br /> responsibility to consider such comments . <br /> Section 3 . 6 Final Consideration of Designation Report by <br /> Commission <br /> Upon receipt of comments from the N. C. Department of <br /> Cultural Resources or the expiration of the 30-day period <br /> specified in Section 3 . 5, the Commission may recommend to the <br /> Board of County Commissioners that the property be designated <br /> as a historic landmark. <br /> Prior to the meeting of the Commission at which the <br /> recommendation will be considered, written notice shall be <br /> sent to the affected property owner and all adjacent owners <br /> in accordance with the notification procedures set forth in <br /> Section 3 . 4 above . <br /> If the Commission recommends that the property be <br /> designated as a historic landmark, it shall submit a copy of <br /> the designation report, the comments of the N.C. Department <br /> of Cultural Resources, the minutes of the meetings at which <br /> the designation was considered, and a proposed ordinance of <br /> designation to the Board of County Commissioners, requesting <br /> that a joint public hearing as required by Section 3 . 7 be <br /> called on the proposed ordinance. <br /> Section 3 .7 Public Hearing and Notice Thereof <br /> 'A joint public hearing involving the Commission and the <br /> Board of County Commissioners shall be held before adoption <br /> of a proposed ordinance designating a historic landmark. <br /> Notice of the public hearing shall be published once a week <br /> for two successive calendar weeks . The notice shall give the <br /> date, time, and place of the public hearing, and shall be <br /> published the first time not less than 10 days nor more than <br /> 25 days before the date fixed for the hearing. In computing <br /> such period, the day of publication is not to be included but. <br /> the day of the hearing shall be included. <br /> Written notice shall also be sent by certified mail to <br /> the affected property owner and all adjacent owners not less <br /> than 15 days before the hearing date. Adjacent property <br /> owners are those whose names and addresses are currently <br /> listed in the Orange County tax records and whose property <br /> lies within 500 feet of the affected property. <br /> Section 3 . 8 Commission Action Subsequent to Public Hearing <br /> • <br /> • Within 60 days following the date of the public hearing, <br /> the Commission shall prepare and submit to the Board of <br />