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Commissioner McKee said that he tended to agree with the other comments that the <br /> 500 number is too low. He said that these requirements were too much for an event of only <br /> 500. <br /> Commissioner Jacob pointed out that there are some confusing aspects of the <br /> ordinance. He made reference to attachment one, item D, where it says, "the permit shall be <br /> issued at least 60 day prior," and then on the next page, it says, "it shall be filed at least 60 <br /> days prior." This is confusing. Also, on page 4, Issuance of Permit, it is not clear when there <br /> would be approval and it could be at the last minute. He does not think it is a one size fits all <br /> ordinance. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz asked how these requirements compared to the State <br /> requirements and Annette Moore said that they were modeled after the State requirements. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that if these are close to the State requirements, then there <br /> could be a group of 2,500 to get a State permit. <br /> Commissioner Gordon suggested calibrating this ordinance for different sized groups or <br /> different venues. <br /> Discussion ensued on calibrating the ordinance. <br /> Commissioner Jacobs said that there should be some kind of notification process to the <br /> County and the group needs to be notified of the various permits involved so that all bases are <br /> covered. <br /> Commissioner Yuhasz said that there should be a distinction between revenue <br /> generating and non-revenue generating. There should be different requirements. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that she is hearing from the Board that there needs to be calibration <br /> with regard to permitting and to fees. <br /> Frank Clifton said that there is still land use zoning in these rural areas and there will be <br /> complaints about uses that do not fit in certain areas. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that a lot of people will perceive this as a property rights <br /> issue. <br /> Annette Moore said that she would come back with a matrix with rules to see if it <br /> captures what the County Commissioners have said. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she would like to see something in this ordinance about <br /> land use regulations. <br /> 2. Public Education Effort Discussion for the Half-Percent Sales Tax Referendum on <br /> the November 2012 Elections Ballot <br /> Chair Pelissier asked if the County Commissioners wanted to expend County monies on <br /> this effort. No monies have been set aside for this. She said that the County did spend <br /> money on the '/4-cent sales tax. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that the County Commissioners did expend public funds on <br /> the '/4-cent sales tax because the proceeds would come back to Orange County and were <br /> used by Orange County for Orange County's purposes. However, the '/�-cent sales tax will go <br /> to Triangle Transit. Although some of that money will be spent in Orange County, some of it <br /> will be spent in Durham County. He has a problem spending Orange County money on this <br /> particular item. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said that she believes that Triangle Transit has a public relations <br /> budget for issues like this. <br /> Chair Pelissier said that Commissioner Gordon is correct. Triangle Transit did <br /> participate in some information events in Durham County last year when they were passing <br /> their own referendum. She said that Triangle Transit is planning on doing some educational <br /> events in Orange County. <br />