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5 >I <br />multiple property owners together and retaining a major investor, <br />the applicants have requested that a special public hearing be set. <br />Rather than considering the University Station application at a <br />public hearing other than that scheduled for February, 1993, an <br />amendment to Section 2.2.14.3 is proposed to build in the <br />flexibility needed by both private citizens and the County to <br />consider principal amendments out of sequence. <br />EXISTING ORDINANCE PROVISIONS: See attached provisions. <br />PROPOSED ORDINANCE PROVISIONS: The proposed amendment to Section <br />2.2.14.3 affects only the first sentence of the second paragraph. <br />That sentence would be reworded to read as follows: <br />Principal amendments shall generally only be considered once each <br />year at the quarterly public hearing in February. <br />The addition of the word "generally" would be sufficient to allow <br />the Board of Commissioners discretion in calling special public <br />hearings on principal amendments to the Comprehensive Plan. <br />ORDINANCE REVIEW COMMITTEE: May 14, 1992 <br />The Ordinance Review Committee proposed that additional wording be <br />added to allow more than one public hearing on principal <br />amendments. However, the Committee felt that they should be <br />restricted to other quarterly public hearings; e.g., May, August, <br />and November. The proposed wording would be as follows: <br />Principal amendments shall g &&rally only be considered once.each <br />year at the quarterly public hearing in February; provided, <br />however, if special hearings are called by,_thre Board of <br />PLANNING BOARD REVIEW: May 17, 1992 <br />The Planning Board reviewed the proposed amendment and the <br />Ordinance Review Committee recommendation. <br />PLANNING BOARD RECOMMENDATION: June 18, 1992 <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS DECISION: August 3, 1992 <br />