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new land use with development standards in the Central Business District zoned areas and to Article 5, to create a new section 5.43 to add supplemental development regulations for the "Urban Beekeeping" use. A public hearing was held on July 17, 2017. Commissioner Sloan moved to approve the amendments to Articles 4 and 5 of the Unified Development Ordinance, a copy of the ordinance amending the Lee County Unified Development Ordinance is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Recommendation from the Lee County Planning Board Regarding a UDO Text Amendment Dividina the Membership of the Lee County Planning Board and the Lee County Board of Adjustment Marshall Downey, Planning and Community Development Director, previously introduced a text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance to divide the membership of the Lee County Planning Board and the Lee County Board of Adjustment. A public hearing was held on July 17, 2017. Mr. Downey stated that due to the passing of time and changes in membership, the opinion surrounding the need for this division has changed. The current membership of the Lee County Planning Board recommended denying the proposed change. Commissioner Reives moved to approve the Planning Board's recommendation to deny the proposed UDO text amendment to divide the Lee County Planning Board and the Lee County Board of Adjustment. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None The Chair ruled the motion had been adopted unanimously. Proposal from Environmental Consultant Charles Yuill for a Hydraulic Fracturing Potential Impacts Assessment for Lee County County Manager John Crumpton stated that under section 12-107(a) of the Moratorium Ordinance, there is a requirement that the County undertake a study of hydraulic fracturing and other oil and gas development on the environment of Lee County. Chatham County recently completed a similar study at a cost of $75,000.00. Lee County is working closely with Chatham County in this process. The Moratorium Ordinance expires in December 2017. A public hearing will need to be held in the next 60 days to extend the moratorium. The estimated cost of Lee County's impact study is $21,000.00. Commissioner Sharpe moved to accept the proposal for a hydraulic fracturing potential impacts assessment in Lee County, a copy of which is attached to these minutes and by this reference made a part hereof. Upon a vote, the results were as follows: Aye: Dalrymple, Dodson, Knecht, Oldham, Reives, Sharpe, Sloan Nay: None Page 5112