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According to the County's Comprehensive Plan, standard plan amendment application submittals are currently limited to four times per calendar year. For that reason, the county accepts standard plan amendment applications only during the months of January, April, July, and October. In this case, the subject application was submitted during the April 2013 window. The procedures for reviewing a comprehensive plan -amendment -involve several steps. First, the Planning and Zoning Commission, as the Local Planning Agency, conducts a public hearing to review the request. At that hearing, the Commission makes a recommendation to the Board of County Commissioners to approve; approve with modification, or deny the requested amendment. Following the Planning and Zoning Commission action, the Board of _County Commissioners conducts two public- hearings. The first of those hearings is for a preliminary decision on the -- amendment request. At that hearing, the Board determines whether or not the amendment warrants transmittal to state and regional review agencies for their consideration. If the plan amendment is transmitted, state and regional review agencies will review the amendment as it pertains to each agency's focus area. Review agencies will then send their comments directly to the county and the State Land Planning Agency. Subsequent to staff and/or the applicant addressing any issues that were raised by the review agencies, a second and final Board _ of County Commissioners public hearing is conducted. If theBoardapproves the request, the approved amendment is submitted to the State Land Planning Agency and to the other review agencies. The amendment becomes effective 31 days after the State Land Planning Agency determines that the amendment package is complete, unless a challenge is filed by an affected party. Planning and Zoning Commission Action On June 13, 2013, the Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously recommended that the Board of County Commissioners approve the proposed land use re -designation and rezoning_ Board of County Commissioners Transmittal Public Hearing Action On August 20 2013, the Board of County Commissioners voted to transmit this land use amendment to State and Regional review agencies. Board of County Commissioners Final Public Hearing This public hearing is the final step in the comprehensive plan amendment process. At this time, the Board of County Commissioners must decide whether or not to approve the proposed SmeadSoft Reprint Date: Wednesday, December 14, 2016 - 11:56:31 - BCC:1826, Attachment Id 1, Page 151