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48 <br /> Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.8:Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> Development Ordinance text amendment will carry out the intent and purpose of the <br /> adopted Comprehensive Plan or part thereof;and <br /> (F) A traffic impact study as required by Section 6.17. <br /> (G) All other circumstances,factors and reasons that the applicant offers in support of the <br /> proposed Zoning Atlas and/or Unified Development Ordinance text amendment. <br /> 2.8.4 Applications for Amendment—Joint Planning Area <br /> Applications for amendments to the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance and Zoning <br /> Atlas for the purpose of incorporating the provisions of the Chapel Hill Land Development <br /> Ordinance(and Zoning Maps)and/or the Carrboro Land Use Ordinance(and Zoning Maps)shall <br /> be processed as specified herein and as specified in the Joint Planning Agreement adopted <br /> November 2, 1987,and as amended from time to time. <br /> Any text amendments adopted by Orange County shall be adopted by reference as though fully <br /> set forth herein. Any map amendments adopted by Orange County shall be officially denoted on <br /> the County Zoning Atlas. Where there is inconsistency between the amendment procedures <br /> contained herein and those contained in the Joint Planning Agreement,the provisions of the Joint <br /> Planning Agreement shall apply. <br /> 2.8.5 Review,Analysis and Recommendation <br /> (A) The Planning Director shall cause an analysis to be made of the application and,based <br /> upon that analysis, prepare a recommendation for consideration by the Planning Board <br /> and the Board of County Commissioners. <br /> (B) Applications for agricultural support enterprise uses located within the Rural Buffer land <br /> use classification,as depicted on the Future Land Use Map of the adopted <br /> Comprehensive Plan,shall be forwarded to the County's Agricultural Preservation <br /> Board for review and comment. <br /> (1) The Agricultural Preservation Board shall have 30 calendar days to provide <br /> comments. If comments are not received within this timeframe,the application <br /> review process shall not be delayed. <br /> (2) For purposes of this subsection,agricultural support enterprise uses shall be <br /> defined as those permitted in the 4Slam C=7 CID or ASE-RB-CD49zoning district,as <br /> detailed within Section 5.2�50 of this Ordinance. <br /> 2.8.6 Public Hearing Required <br /> A public hearing shall be held before adoption of any proposed Zoning Atlas Amendment and/or <br /> text amendment to this Ordinance. The Board of County Commissioners shall hear applications <br /> and receive public comment for Zoning Atlas amendments and/or text amendments to this <br /> Ordinance in a Public Hearing. <br /> 2.8.7 Notice Requirements for Planning Board Meetings and Public Hearings <br /> (A) The Planning Director shall provide notification of Planning Board meetings at which <br /> the Planning Board is to review and make a recommendation on Zoning Atlas <br /> amendments. Notifications shall be mailed and posted for the Planning Board meeting <br /> in the same manner as for the public hearing,as detailed in(C)and(D)below.The <br /> notice shall include the time and location of the Planning Board meeting. The outside <br /> of the envelope or postcard shall be marked"Notice of Planning Board Meeting." <br /> 49 Update necessary to reflect new conditional district in Article 3(see more detailed footnote explanation in <br /> Article 3). <br /> so Correct reference that should have been part of amendments made in 2019. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina—Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-31 <br />