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49 <br /> Article 2: Procedures <br /> Section 2.8:Zoning Atlas and Unified Development Ordinance Amendments <br /> (B) The Planning Director shall cause notice of the public hearing to review the application <br /> and receive public comment to be published at least twice in a newspaper of general <br /> circulation in the county,stating the time and place of the hearing and the substance of <br /> the proposed amendment. <br /> (1) Said notice shall appear in said newspaper once a week51 for two successive <br /> weeks with the first notice appearing not less than ten days nor more than 25 <br /> days before the date set for the public hearing. In computing the notice period, <br /> the day of publication is not to be included, but the day of the hearing is to be <br /> included. <br /> (C) For amendments to the Zoning Atlas,the Planning Director shall post on the affected <br /> property a notice of the public hearing at least ten days prior to the date of said hearing. <br /> (D) For amendments to the Zoning Atlas,written notice shall be sent by certified mail to the <br /> affected property owner and by first class mail to all property owners <br /> whose property lies within 1,000 feet of the affected property at least 45-ten52 days, but <br /> not more than 25 days,before the public hearing date. Adjaeent-Pproperty owners are <br /> thasp whasp names and addresses shall be obtained from the current listing are <br /> GUrrently listed in the Orange County tax records and whose property lies within^^- <br /> +h.,,-oo...J roo+„r the,rro,.+oa.,.,,.,erty53.The outside of the envelope or postcard shall <br /> be marked"Notice of Public Hearing." <br /> (1) Alternative option to mailed notice for large-scale Zoning Atlas <br /> amendments— <br /> The first class mail notice required by subsection(D)shall not be required if a <br /> Zoning Atlas amendment proposes to change the zoning designation of more than 50 <br /> properties,owned by at least 50 different property owners,and Orange County elects to <br /> use the expanded public notice described as follows: <br /> (a) An advertisement published as described in(B)above,provided that the <br /> advertisement is not less than one-half of a newspaper page in size. <br /> (b) The advertisement shall be effective only for property owners who reside <br /> in the area of general circulation of the newspaper that publishes the <br /> notice.Property owners that reside outside of the newspaper circulation <br /> area,according to the address listed on the most recent property tax <br /> listing for the affected property,shall be notified according to the <br /> provisions of subsection(D)above. <br /> (D)(EL_The Planning Director shall certify the mailing of all notices to the Board of County <br /> Commissioners. <br /> 2.8.8 Planning Board Review <br /> (A) The Planning Board shall allow public comments at its meeting and those comments <br /> shall be taken into consideration by the Planning Board in making its recommendation. <br /> (B) The Planning Board's action on an application shall be one of the following: <br /> (1) Recommend approval, <br /> (2) Recommend denial, <br /> 51 Clarify publication frequency. <br /> 52 Conform County's regulations to statutory requirements. <br /> 53 Revision necessary to properly address 160D-602 requirement that"abutting"property owners are noticed <br /> versus Orange County's requirement that property owners within 1,000 feet are noticed. <br /> 54 State Statutes have long allowed for an alternative method of public notice for large-scale rezonings but Orange <br /> County's regulations have not included the option. Staff is recommending that the alternative option be included <br /> in the regulations. <br /> Orange County,North Carolina-Unified Development Ordinance Page 2-32 <br />