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to review the request. At the public hearing, the Commission makes a recommendation to the Board <br />of County Commissioners (Board) to approve, approve with modifications, or deny the requested <br />amendment. <br />Following PZC action, the Board conducts two public hearings. The first of those hearings is for a <br />preliminary decision on the amendment request. At that hearing, the Board determines whether or not <br />the amendment warrants transmittal to state and regional review agencies for their consideration. <br />If the amendment is transmitted, state and regional review agencies review the amendment as it <br />pertains to each agency's area of focus. Review agencies then send their comments directly to the <br />county and the State Land Planning Agency. Subsequent to staff and/or the applicant addressing any <br />issues raised in the review agency comments, a second and final Board public hearing is conducted. <br />If the Board approves the request at the final hearing, then the approved amendment is submitted to <br />the State Land Planning Agency and to the other review agencies. The amendment becomes effective <br />31 days after the State Land Planning Agency determines that the approved amendment submittal is <br />complete, unless a challenge is filed by an affected party. <br />PZC Action <br />At its regular meeting of February 8, 2018, the Planning & Zoning Commission (PZC) conducted a <br />public hearing, considered the subject amendment, and voted 5-0 to recommend that the Board of <br />County Commissioners approve the proposed amendment with a modification to policy 5.6 of the <br />Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element to add language regarding the County's commitment to pursue and <br />identify all opportunities for funding septic to sewer projects (see Attachment #3). Based on PZC <br />direction, language has since been added to policy 5.6 of the Sanitary Sewer Sub -Element to state <br />that the County will identify and pursue funding opportunities for septic to sewer projects and sewer <br />connections. <br />BCC Action (Transmittal Public Hearing) <br />After the PZC hearing, the BCC held its transmittal hearing on March 20, 2018, and voted 4-0 to <br />transmit the.proposed comprehensive plan text amendment to state and regional review agencies (see <br />attachment #4). Subsequently, staff transmitted the proposed amendment to state and regional review <br />agencies. <br />State Agency Review <br />After transmittal and review of the proposed amendment, no state or regional reviewing agency had <br />any objections to the comprehensive plan text amendment (see attachment #5). <br />BCC Final Public Hearing <br />The June 5, 2018 public hearing is the final step in the Comprehensive Plan amendment process. At <br />that hearing, the BCC must decide whether or not to approve the proposed amendment. If the BCC <br />approves the amendment, then staff must transmit the approved amendment to state and regional <br />review agencies. The amendment becomes effective 31 days after the state land planning agency <br />notifies the county that the plan amendment package is complete, if there are no timely objections to <br />it. <br />127 <br />2 <br />