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1_~5 DO FIEREBY PETITION the Orange County Board of County Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board: 1. To limit the number of mobile home parks in Orange County to the existing number and to limit the number oP mobile homes in these parks to the existing number. 2. To raise the size of individual lots in Residential and Rural Commercial Districts on which a Mpbile Rome may be placed to two acres, 3. To take whatever steps they feel are prsatieal to put the same limitations in effect in the other Townships in Orange County. ~ - NAME ADDRESS ORANGE COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY _ PROPERTY OWNER REGISTERED Si (1TFYi ~~ Mr. Haitheoek stated that the petition had been forwarded to the Orange County Planning Board by the Board of Commissioners with the request that the County Planning Board make recarmiendafions relative to the petition. Re stated that .the Orange County Planning Board recommends that the County Board of Commissioners adopt a moratorium on applications for rezoning of mobile home parks or subdivision lots of less than one ears where wells and septic tanks era used on special use for multi family for a maximum of six (6) months. This would a11ox the County Planning Board sufficient time fo complete its study in order that recommendations amending the County Zon3.ng Ordinance as it regulates dwellings on less than a one (1) acre lot can be suggested. Dr. 0. nava.d Garvin, Diatriat I3ealth Director, stated that the County needed to accept the recommendation of the Gounfy Planning Board, but that the study should include all residences~of.tha County. Further discussion ensued, Uroon motion of Cotrmiissiener Richard E. Whiffed, ascended by Commissioner Flora Garrett, it was moved and adopted, that the recommendation presented by the County Planning Board relative to the adoption of a moratorium be instituted for six (6) months on all lots of less than one (1) acre in size. Mr. Rafthaoclt then inquired of the Board as to what position he should take on requests that have been submitted to the Zoning Officer. The Board informed I4r. Haitheock that the requests that had been submitted would be included in the moratorium. Chairman Norman Walker recognized Bernard Durham of Route 5. Chapel Rill, North Carolina. Mr. Durham inquired as to the status of a road designated as SR 1950 in Bingham Township. Discussion ensued. He was advised that the Clerk would contact Sam Jones of the Board of Transportation and ask Mr. Jones to regly to this inquiry. John Gattis of Hillsborough, North Carolina stated that a number of petitions had been filed for SR 1330, but that, to his knowledge, this road had received no consideration and he could not understand the lack of responsibility due to the fact that it served a large number of citizens in the Fairview area. Discussion ensued. The Board caked the Clerlc to request the Board of Transportation to re-study the petitions for SR 1330 and advise them as to what can be done under the new point system to improve this road, The Chairman recognized Dr. 0, David Garvin. Dr. Garvin stated That the Health Ibpartment had been certified as a home health .agency and that the Committee on Aging had offered some financial assistance to the establishment of the home health agency. That this assistance would represent a 25/759 financial contribution, The program would allow for care of the disabled in & home and would provide for a coat recovery factor in that medicaid, medicare insurance or individual payments could be levied and collected, That the program would ..permit the employment of a nurse, part time physical therapist and a secretary who would handle the clerical aspect of the program. He stated that he felt this new program should be administered through the local Council on the Aging. Dissuasion ensued. Dr. Garvin stated that under new legislative enactment the Board of Health had to be.ra-organized and that the legf stature no longer required the Chairman of the Board to serve as a member of the Board of Health, any member oP the Board can be designated Chairman with a doctor, a dentist and a pharmacist. i ', The following letter From Robert J. Wells, Jr., Mayor of the Town of Carrboro was presented by Chairman Walker: