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(a) Within 45 days after the record on any application closes, the Hearing Examiner must forward to the District Council a written report, including a description of the application, findings, and a recommendation of approval or denial, or any other disposition of the application, together with detailed reasons for the recommendation. The Examiner may include any other matter of record which the Examiner finds relevant to a decision by the District Council. The Hearing Examiner, by order, may extend the time to file a report to an additional 30 days. The District Council may further extend the time for the Examiner’s report by resolution.
(b) Any recommendation of the Hearing Examiner must be based on the evidence of record.
(c) When the Hearing Examiner transmits a report to the District Council, the Examiner must also send written notification that the report and recommendation has been issued, by regular mail, to the applicant, the Planning Board, and each person or entity who entered an appearance at the hearing, as shown in the hearing transcript. The notification must briefly describe the rezoning requested, state whether the Hearing Examiner recommended approval or denial, provide instructions to locate a readable and printable copy of the report on the County’s web site, and identify the right to request oral argument before the District Council. The Hearing Examiner must send a paper copy of the report and recommendation to the Planning Board on request, and to any person or entity entitled to notice of the report’s issuance who states in writing that they do not have access to email and/or the internet.