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21 <br /> 9 <br /> 1 The description of proposed uses is a requirement for the existing Historic Sites Non-Residential <br /> 2 Reuse/Mixed Use category(S54) and for home occupations. Providing this type of information helps to <br /> 3 ensure that commercial uses remain accessory to primary residential uses, as appropriate for three- <br /> 4 room bed and breakfasts. <br /> 5 3. The landscape plan requirement is too onerous for Bed&Breakfast establishments. <br /> 6 The County's existing Site Plan approval process includes a landscape plan requirement. Typically the <br /> 7 landscape plan shows important specimen trees and, when required, Land Use Buffers. Landscape <br /> 8 information is often shown on the base plan for small projects. Each tree does not have to be <br /> 9 individually identified showing an "existing tree line"is often sufficient for large lots, where the bulk of <br /> 10 the property remains wooded. <br /> 11 4. Standard site plan requirements are too costly for small operations to have prepared by a professional. <br /> 12 The proposed amendments for Rural Guest Establishments will reduce the approval process for three- <br /> 13 room bed& breakfast operations from a Class A special use permit to a zoning permit. The County <br /> 14 should require a basic amount of information when considering permits for commercial uses. <br /> 15 5. Requiring specific types of sign lighting is not necessary. t. <br /> 16 The County is pursuing whether or not solar powered fixtures will provide sufficient illumination for <br /> 17 outdoor sides. <br /> 18 Development Process,Schedule and Action <br /> 19 1) Public Hearing on May 29,2001. <br /> 20 3) Planning Board to make recommendation to BOCC. <br /> 21 • Planning Board shall make a recommendation within 3 regularly scheduled meetings. <br /> 22 • If Planning Board fails to make a recommendation within the allocated time,the application shall be <br /> 23 forwarded to the BOCC without a Planning Board recommendation. <br /> 24 -3) BOCC makes final decision. <br /> 25 <br /> 26 FINANCIAL IMPACT:No fiscal impact is associated with this decision. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 RECOMMENDATION(S): Planning Staff Recommendation: <br /> 29 Approval of the proposed amendments as given in the attached documents. <br /> 30 <br /> 31 Moon reviewed each of the amendments. These were outlined in the agenda packet. She made reference to the <br /> 32 comments from Noah Ranells and said that they were included in the agenda packet. His main interest was in <br /> 33 the three-bedroom bed and breakfast facilities. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 Several clarifying questions were answered satisfactorily by Benedict. <br /> 36 <br /> 37 Elizabeth Davidson asked what provoked the requirement of the driveway permit because she had not heard <br /> 38 about it in all of the months of working on her proposal. Benedict said that NCDOT,on any publicly <br /> 39 maintained road,requires safe and adequate access to the roadway. This would require a driveway permit. <br /> 40 Language will be added to reflect that other agencies have requirements. <br /> 41 <br /> 42 Elizabeth Davidson said that she thinks NCDOT will require a driveway permit every time. She said that the <br /> 43 applicant should know this at the beginning so that they could be prepared. <br /> 44 <br /> 45 Chair Gooding-Ray said that other agencies are constantly changing their requirements and it would be a bad <br /> 46 idea to mention the requirement in the Orange County ordinance. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Discussion ensued about the requirements of other agencies and the responsibilities of the applicant. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 MOTION: Katz moved to accept the proposed amendments to the Bed and Breakfast <br /> 51 zoning ordinance,which is incorporated herein by reference. <br /> 52 <br /> 53 VOTE: Unanimous <br />