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o~~ <br />5 <br />this situation. Cited the enabling act as a tool for the county to correct <br />housing to ma4:e it fit for human beings. <br />Steve Durham, Social Worker for the Orange County Department of Social <br />Services in the childrens protective service unit, spoke ir. strong support of <br />the tiinimum Housing Code Standards in the County and cited examples of the <br />rental housing conditions which exists in Orange County. <br />Ida Evans, a concerned citizen, cited a condition which exists in her <br />neighborhood and spoke in support of the Minimum Housing Code. <br />Peggy Benson, Social Wacker for the Orange County Department of Social <br />Services in the childrens protective services unit spoke in support oz the <br />Minimum Housing Standard in the county and cited examples of poor rental <br />housing conditions. <br />Ruth Long, a concerned citizen, spoke ir. support of the Minimum Housing <br />Code and cited mixed feelings among tenants. <br />Judson Barrett, Director of the Chapel Hill Housing Authority but <br />speaking as a professional in the housing field for years, supported the <br />Minimum Housing Code as a protection for everyone - tenants and landlords. <br />Jill Riggsbee. County Public Nurse, cited cases of homes with a mir_imum <br />amount of heat, bacteria in the water and no indoor or outdoor plumbing. She <br />supports the rlinimum Housi-ng Code. <br />Tony Zizzamia, Director of Home Health Agency in Chapel Hi11 and a <br />citizen of Orange County, cited examples of sub-standard housing conditions and <br />urged the passage of this Ordinance. <br />Candice Carraway, Northstate Legal Services stated: (1) the landlord can <br />charge the tenant for repairs; (2) the landlord still has certain rights for <br />eviction; (3)Cabarrus County officials reported that the only rental units <br />taken off the market after the inception of a Minimum Housing Cade in that <br />county were units that were not occupied. Therefore, the ordinance can be <br />effective without taking a large number of units off the market. <br />Everett I;ennedy, a Hillsborough Realtor, stated a concern about the <br />enforcement of the ordinance and the shortage of housing whereby people in <br />substandard housing would not have any place to live. <br />William Price, concerned citizen and retired Episcopal priest, stressed <br />the need and adoption of the trinimum Housing Code. <br />NO FURTHER CITIZEN CONiMENTS <br />$~ARI)_ COAtM ~i~ <br />Commissioner Lloyd expressed. his concern that the Ordinance only covered <br />rental property and not home owned property. <br />Attorney Gledhill stated that even if there is a contract or agreement <br />between the landlord and tenant, the landlord will be the responsible person <br />for bringing the housing up to the PSinimum Housing Code. <br />F-11. ~j'oDOS~„ ad Zoning _OYS3y,zl~~e Text ~~gi~~__~B„~~,j,~1e 4 and_ $~~j,~~ <br />66 (Overlay Zoning District) and <br />F-12. PSQp9~~.~lna__~_OrS~lllr~ce ,Text ~,Q~~_-., Artic],e 9 aDd -article <br />22 (Additional Signage Requirements) <br />Planner Susan Smith presented for public hearing on January 23, 1984, the <br />proposed Zoning Ordinance Text Amendment for Articles 4, 6, 9 and 22. <br />Commissioner 4r-bitted moved and Commissioner Parshall seconded approval <br />for Public Hearing an January 23, 19$4, the overlay district for the I-40 <br />corridor providing for sign limitations, landscaping requirements, etc., and <br />the proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance which would establish <br />additional signage requirements along major thoroughfares in Orange County. <br />VO'T'E: Ayes. Wi.llhait. S7hittPd and Marshall: Pdoes. Lloyd and Walker. <br />