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14 <br />considered. <br />Tara Fikes indicated that if the General Assembly were to approve HB 1053, that money would be <br />in addition to the existing $60,000 Housing Rehabilitation Funds for the Urgent Repair Program. She <br />mentioned that the $60,000 in Housing Rehabilitation Funds-Urgent Repair Program could be reallocated by <br />Board action if the Board chose to do so. The federal funds will be used for homes that need a few repairs in <br />order to be brought up to the Housing Quality Standards. Homes that need extensive repairs would not be <br />repaired with these federal funds. Ms. Fikes mentioned that the Orange Community Housing Corporation <br />plans to ask the Housing Finance Agency for additional money because they have less stringent guidelines <br />for the use of this money. She mentioned that the $147,625 included in the Resolution would be used to <br />repair all of the code violations in an individual residence. The repair of these homes is based on a series of <br />priorities, with the first priority being indoor plumbing. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to adopt the <br />resolution approving the 1999 Consolidated Plan Annual Update and to approve the proposed HOME <br />Program activities for 1999-2000. <br />Commissioner Brown mentioned that she was interested in the repair and standardization of <br />individual, one-room residences and asked if there was a recommendation for that type of housing. <br />Ms. Fikes indicated that one-room residences are eligible under the HOME program but there are <br />no immediate plans for this type of housing. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />c. Proposed Public Hearing Advertisement - May 24, 1999 <br />Planner Karen Lincoln presented for the Board's consideration of approval the advertisement for <br />items proposed for the May 24 Quarterly public hearing. <br />Lincoln indicated that both of the Zoning Atlas Amendments were to rezone property from AR <br />Agricultural Residential to AS Agricultural Service. The purpose of the AS District was to provide sites in the <br />rural portion of the County for rural non-farm, non-residential uses which support the horticultural, silvicultural, <br />and agricultural uses of the AR districts. <br />The first proposal is to rezone 2.8 acres {121,968 5F} in Cheeks Townships. The second <br />proposal is to rezone 10.01 acres in Cedar Grove Townships. <br />Lincoln stated that the Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee has been meeting since <br />December to consider amendments to the Flexible Development provisions. The proposed amendments <br />address those concerns. Planning staff has also proposed several amendments to clarify other provisions <br />within the Flexible Development section of the Subdivision Regulations. <br />Chair Gordon referred to the Notice of Public Hearing and suggested that a sentence be added to <br />both the Zoning Atlas amendments. The suggested sentence would read "The purpose of the AS District is <br />to provide sites in the rural portion of the County for rural non-farm, non-residential uses which support the <br />horticultural, silvicultural, and agricultural uses of the AR districts." <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Halkiotis, seconded by Commissioner Carey to approve the <br />advertisement for the May 24,1999 quarterly public hearing, with the additional sentence mentioned above. <br />Commissioner Jacobs said that he supports this motion, but considers the modifications to the <br />Flexible Development regulations to be a stopgap measure. He asked that these modifications be viewed as <br />a stop gap measure and that these regulations be carefully reviewed. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />QA19990504A.a