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• r <br /> final consideration of the designation report insures that <br /> the Commission takes into account all information pertinent <br /> to the designation. <br /> Section 3.6 Final Consideration of Desi nation Re ort 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 /> Following receipt of NCDCR comments or the passage of 30 <br /> days, the Commission may prepare a recommendation on the <br /> designation. A recommendation is required by G.S.160A-400.5 <br /> as is a finding that the property is of special <br /> significance. <br /> section 3.7 Public Bea in 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 />