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on the proper form, and whether it was filed in the proper place, accompanied by the required fee. Therefore, if the Board finds that it doesn't, then it should find it does not have jurisdiction over the matter. Planning Director Stan Boling had no further comments, but offered to answer questions from the Board. Commissioner O'Bryan asked if staff ever received a check from Mr. O'Haire or the Metzes, as part of the appeal, and whether it was good. Staff affirmed that they had. Commissioner Flescher inquired about the timeframe for a response to Mr. Metz and Mr. Hedin, as far as an inquiry; whether it was written or verbal; and whether it was customary for any correspondence to go out to a community when issues of this nature might impact the community. Director Boling replied, "No" to the latter, saying this is a zoning confirmation letter, and there was nothing in our Ordinance that requires us to notify residents in such matters. Commissioner Wheeler inquired who gets the 21 days notification; what is actual Notice; and wanted an example of the letter/notice that was sent to Ocean Concrete. He also wanted to know if staff ever explains the process of appeal in a notification letter. Commissioner Wheeler did not believe to be valid the comments by Mr. Simmons about Mr. Hedin's ignorance of the law, because he was a County official. Commissioner Wheeler remarked that this was one of the most difficult issues he has dealt with, and he could see a difference with the Ocean Concrete case. He wanted to deal with the merits of the actual facts rather than a technicality. He felt neighborhood residents were at a tremendous disadvantage to these issues, because they were ignorant of the process; they did not understand what they needed to do in a timely fashion; they did not have proper notice, and that could probably be an error. He felt they needed to revisit County rules to keep people notified. April 24, 2008 15 Special Call Meeting (The Source)