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Conduct the Public Hearing and accept public, BOCC, and Planning Board comment on the proposed amendment. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a requestthat a recommendation be returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the September 4, 2014 BOCC regular meeting. Adjourn the public hearing until September 4, 2014 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submittedwritten comments. Commissioner Gordonreferred tothe use specific standardschart and askedwhy this is not included in the rural buffer section. Perdita Holtzsaid the standards are the same in the rural buffer as they are in the agricultural residential. She referred to the amendment package, in article 5 andsaid any amendments in red are just adding RB to a few sections. She said the standards are thesame, and there has been no re-write of standards to make it pertain to the rural buffer. Commissioner Gordonasked how the Planning Board consideration interfaceswith the joint planning consideration. Perdita Holtz said, within the rural buffer, the planning board will make a recommendation on theJPA amendments as well. She said the planning board will be briefed on this in April, and information will be shared from thepublic hearing, planned for March 27tH She said the UDO revisions being considered tonight will beon the April planning board agenda for them to make a recommendation as well. Commissioner Gordon said the recommendation will be made with just thehearing comments, but not with the comments from the jurisdictions. Perdita Holtzsaid the UDO amendments are not what arebeingheard atthe March 27th joint public hearing; this is to hear amendments to the joint planning land use planand agreement, and there are very few amendments that need to occur. Commissioner Gordon asked for a memo listing those amendments. Perdita Holtz said this can be done. Commissioner Gordon asked when the input on the UDO fromtheChapel Hill and Carrboro publicofficials will come. Perdita Holtz said public officials don't comment on UDO amendments unless staff wants to bring something to theirattention. Commissioner Gordon asked when these comments are due. Perdita Holtz said these were due by tonight, but these will still be accepted while the public hearing process is going on. She said written comments can be submitted as part of the JPAprocess. Chair Jacobs asked if there are any items in this proposal that have thesame issues that the attorney and staff had in the previous proposal. Perdita Holtz said this is not dueto comeback until September, so this is not an issue. A motion was made by Commissioner Price, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to: 1. Refer the matter to the Planning Board with a requestthat a recommendation be returned to the Board of County Commissioners in time for the September 4, 2014 BOCC regular meeting. 2. Adjourn the public hearing until September 4, 2014 in order to receive and accept the Planning Board's recommendation and any submitted written comments. VOTE: UNANIMOUS 57