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Article 2: Procedures Section 2.8: Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments Orange County, North Carolina – Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-27 (B) The Planning Director shall cause notice of the public hearing to review the application and receive public comment to be published at least twice in a newspaper of general circulation in the county, stating the time and place of the hearing and the substance of the proposed amendment. (1) Said notice shall appear in said newspaper for two successive weeks with the first notice appearing not less than ten days nor more than 25 days before the date set for the public hearing. In computing the notice period, the day of publication is not to be included, but the day of the hearing is to be included. (C) For amendments to the Zoning Atlas, the Planning Director shall post on the affected property a notice of the public hearing at least ten days prior to the date of said hearing. (D) For amendments to the Zoning Atlas, written notice shall be sent by certified mail to the affected property owner and by first class mail to all adjacent property owners at least 15 days, but not more than 25 days, before the public hearing date. Adjacent property owners are those whose names and addresses are currently listed in the Orange County tax records and whose property lies within one thousand feet of the affected property. The outside of the envelope or postcard shall be marked “Notice of Public Hearing.” (E) The Planning Director shall certify the mailing of all notices to the Board of County Commissioners. 2.8.8 Planning Board Review (A) The Planning Board shall allow public comments at its meeting and those comments shall be taken into consideration by the Planning Board in making its recommendation. (B) The Planning Board’s action on an application shall be one of the following: (1) Recommend approval, (2) Recommend denial, (3) Recommend approval but with specified changes, or (4) Recommend the Planning Board be given extended time to consider the matter. (C) In making its recommendation, the Planning Board shall also approve a statement describing whether its action is consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan or any other officially adopted plan that is applicable, and briefly explain why the board considers the action taken to be reasonable and in the public interest. (D) Should the Planning Board fail to make a recommendation prior to the quarterly public hearingPublic Hearing, the application shall be forwarded to the Board of County Commissioners without a Planning Board recommendation. 2.8.9 Action by Board of County Commissioners (A) The Board of County Commissioners shall hold a public hearing after the Planning Board either makes its recommendation or takes no action on the application within 30 days of its referral. (B) After the Board of County Commissioners closes the public hearing, the Board of County Commissioners shall do one of the following: (1) defer a decision to a later Board of County Commissioners meeting date, or (2) make a decision. (C) In making its decision, the Board of County Commissioners shall consider adopted plans, comments made at the public hearing, the Planning Board’s recommendation, and the Planning Director’s recommendation. The Board of County Commissioners shall also approve a statement describing whether its action is consistent with an adopted comprehensive plan or any other officially adopted plan that is applicable, and briefly 346