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5 <br /> <br />C. PROCESS <br /> <br />1. TIMEFRAME/MILESTONES/DEADLINES <br />a. BOCC Authorization to Proceed <br />September 5, 2013 <br />b. Quarterly Public Hearing <br />February 24, 2014 <br />c. BOCC Updates/Checkpoints <br />May 14, 2013 - work session <br />September 9, 2013 - special work session <br />November 21, 2013 - Assembly of Governments meeting (issues related to Rural <br />Buffer) <br />February 4, 2014 – approve legal ad for quarterly public hearing <br />March 27, 2014 – joint public hearing for JPA-related amendments <br />June 3, 2014 – decision on JPA-related amendments <br />September 4, 2014 - receive Planning Board recommendation on UDO <br />amendment package within the Rural Buffer <br /> <br />d. Other <br /> <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and <br />Orange County ordinance requirements and additional outreach as described below. <br /> <br />a. Planning Board Review: <br />October 2, 2013 – ORC Meeting <br />November 6, 2013 – ORC Meeting (continued) - Comments were incorporated <br />into the proposed amendments and the Planning Board stated it was ready <br />for the proposal to be heard at a public hearing. The ORC agrees that <br />removing the most intensive uses in the ASE-CZ zoning district from <br />consideration in the Rural Buffer is likely the most feasible way to proceed. <br />May 7, 2014 – for recommendation <br />b. Advisory Boards: <br />Agricultural Preservation Board (APB) <br />reviewed and discussed the entire <br />ASE program at its October 16, <br />November 20, 2013, and January 15, <br />2014 meetings <br /> The consensus of the APB is that <br />the Board is supportive of moving <br />forward with the proposed ASE <br />program and would like farmers to <br />have the ability to apply for as many <br />types of agriculturally-related uses <br />as possible. The Board agrees that <br />removing the most intensive uses in <br />the ASE-CZ zoning district from <br />172