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27 <br /> recommended for approval by the Planning Board, is contained in Attachment 3. The Planning <br /> Board considered the proposed amendments to its Polices and Procedures document on <br /> November 1, 2017 and voted unanimously to recommend approval of the amendments to this <br /> document. <br /> Craig Benedict made the following PowerPoint presentation: <br /> Unified Development Ordinance <br /> Text Amendment <br /> Revisions to the Public Hearing Process <br /> Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> November 14, 2017 <br /> Item D.3 <br /> Purpose <br /> • To hold a public hearing <br /> • BOCC initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br /> regarding revisions to the public hearing process <br /> Proposal <br /> • Delete quarterly public hearings and allow planning items to be placed on BOCC regular <br /> meeting agendas <br /> • This would create more opportunities for review and action <br /> Proposal Amendments <br /> • Proposed revisions to the UDO: <br /> • Section 1.6, Planning Board <br /> • Section 2.3, Comprehensive Plan Amendments <br /> • Section 2.7, Special Use Permits <br /> • Section 2.8, Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> • Section 5.10, Standards for Telecommunication Facilities <br /> • Section 10.1, Definitions <br /> • Proposed revisions to Planning Board Policies and Procedures <br /> • Packet includes the proposed amendments in "track changes" format <br /> • Allow land use hearings to occur at any regular BOCC meeting <br /> • Allow the BOCC Chair to request the Planning Board Chair or Vice Chair to attend public <br /> hearings, as needed <br /> • Encourage Planning Board members attendance at public hearings for items the Planning <br /> Board has reviewed <br /> • Continue to allow for Planning Board's review and recommendation prior to the public <br /> hearing. <br /> • Continue same or higher level of public input <br /> Public Notification <br /> • Completed in accordance with Section 2.8.7 of the UDO <br /> • Newspaper legal ads for two successive weeks <br /> Planning Board Recommendation <br /> • October 4, 2017— Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the <br /> Statement of Consistency and UDO amendment package <br /> • November 1, 2017— Planning Board voted unanimously to recommend approval of the <br /> Policies and Procedures amendments. <br /> Recommendation <br /> The Administration recommends the Board: <br />