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6 <br /> Roll call ensued. Commissioner McKee was not present, but vote was recorded as yes. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> PUBLIC COMMENTS: <br /> None. <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Fowler, to <br /> close the public hearing. <br /> Commissioner McKee returned to the meeting at 7:30 p.m. <br /> Roll call ensued <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> A motion was made by Commissioner Bedford, seconded by Commissioner Hamilton, to <br /> accept additional written comments to the Board of County Commissioners via e-mail to <br /> ocbocc@orangecountync.gov or by delivery to the office of the Orange County Clerk at 300 <br /> West Tryon Street, Hillsborough, NC 27278 until 9:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 20, 2021; and <br /> schedule a final vote on the Ordinance at the Board's June 1, 2021 Business meeting. No <br /> additional public comments shall be received on this item at the June 1, 2021 Business <br /> meeting. <br /> Roll call ensued. <br /> VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 6. Regular Agenda <br /> a. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendments — "1601)" Legislation <br /> The Board considered a decision on County-initiated amendments to the Unified Development <br /> Ordinance to conform County regulations to a new chapter, 160D, of the North Carolina <br /> General Statutes. As a result, amendments to Appendix F of the Comprehensive Plan and to <br /> the Planning Board's and Board of Adjustment's Rules of Procedure are also necessary. <br /> The public hearing for this item was on May 4, 2021 and no additional public comments shall be <br /> received on this item at the May 18, 2021 Business meeting. <br /> BACKGROUND: <br /> Background information is available in the May 4 public hearing materials available at <br /> http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/WebLink/0/doc/64351/Pagel.asr)x and a video of the <br /> hearing is available at htti)://orangecountync.gov/967/Meeting-Videos <br /> During the public hearing one resident spoke regarding the proposal to conform mailed <br /> notification timelines to statutory language. Currently, language in the UDO requires that <br /> mailed notifications for Comprehensive Plan Future Land Use Map amendments (Section 2.3.5) <br /> and Zoning Atlas amendments must be mailed a minimum of 15 days (but not more than 25 <br /> days) prior to both the Planning Board meeting and to the public hearing (two separate notices <br /> are sent) (Section 2.8.7). Staff had suggested mirroring the statutory language of a minimum <br />