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11, 3.3.2.1 - This section allows anyone, even someone who does not own your land and is not in a position of§ovemance to seek a rezonin§ of someone else's property. That means that an upset neishbor could seek to rezone their neighbor or a man across town's propmy. This seems very wrong. Case law shows that we must have some type of mechanism for this. Staff recommends that this section be amended to require that a person can approach the Planning Commission and must secure their sponsorship of the application for a third party rezuning request to proceed. 12. 3.3.2.2 - while a neighborhood meetings are very good ideas, I don't believe that the government should require you to meet with your neighbors before submitting for your own properties rezoning. Staff feels that these meetings can help achieve superior development proposals and make the public hearing process move ahead more smoothly. These are working successfully in Kannapolis. This is a policy decision that the Board of Commissioners should discuss. 13. 3.3.3.1 - If anyone can ask for a text amendment, how do the affected find out? · Through legal advertisements and public hearing. If the result is a down zoning of particular properties than those parties must be notified as required by 14. (This is the same question as above.) 15. 3.3.6 - Does the County have protest petitions? · General Statues does not require them for the County. 16. May a rezoning be converted between Planning Board action and City Council/County Commission hearing from a straight rezoning to a conditional rezoning? · Yes, so long as the result does not increase the intensity of the original application heard by the Planning Board or advertised to the public. 17. 3.5 - It seems excessive to require conditional use permits to have to go to both Board of Adjustmant and city council/county commission. Especially when you look at how many uses are placed as conditional under the use table. In most cases, the Planning Commission will make the final decision on Conditional Use Permits. Text amendments will be made to the County Commission to clarify who will make each type of decision. However, the County Commission could be asked to make a final determination on a Conditional Use application if a decision of the Planning Commission is appealed. 18. 3.6.2.1 - Does ~i_s_ mean that straight rezonings can not go through an expedited rezoning? · It is recommended that the County continue to process rezonings through an expedited process. Other jurisdictions may not use this method.