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He said, regarding other issues, there have been discussions about differentiating impacts in <br /> and to rural areas and urban areas. He gave the example of a proposed Montessori school. <br /> Chair Jacobs said it would be a good idea to find a place to engage the Agricultural <br /> Preservation Board in this discussion. <br /> Commissioner Price said her only concern is that the home occupation is under a <br /> different category and she said she doesn't want it to go away. <br /> Commissioner Gordon said it is important to let their partners know that that the rural <br /> buffer is being worked on. <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested a letter be sent to each mayor to let them know this is an effort <br /> the Board is attempting to bring to fruition. The idea would be to try and bring it to the AOG <br /> meeting to get their responses. <br /> Chair Jacobs said it is a good idea to engage the Agricultural preservation board and to <br /> run by them the matrix of the most intensive uses <br /> Commissioner Prices suggested another look at the tiers. <br /> Chair Jacobs suggested staff work on this and then send notification to Hillsborough. <br /> Commissioner Gordon asked for clarification on the tiers. <br /> Perdita Holtz said this is embedded in the matrix and tier 3 is the most intensive. <br /> Chair Jacobs said the Board will get back the ASE draft manual in the longer term, and <br /> in the shorter term will define the proposals for the rural buffer to be presented to AOG. <br /> Chair Jacobs said this could come back in September. He asked for a more detailed <br /> explanation of the conditional zoning, including examples. <br /> Commissioner McKee said that the Board needs to think about the fact that any of <br /> these enterprises that are successful will be fairly intrusive and expansive, by nature. He said <br /> he does not disagree but he feels that the Board needs to be prepared for how to deal with <br /> opposition to this. <br /> 4. Follow Up Discussion from January 29, 2013 Work Session on Board <br /> Protocols/Advisory Board Procedures <br /> Decision Points for BOCC: <br /> 1. Follow up to Petition by BOCC Member: Review and consider a request that the <br /> Board moves forward with establishing a new and thorough application/process for <br /> prospective appointees for boards with fiduciary or specific statutory responsibilities <br /> (OWASA, Planning Board, Board of Adjustment, E&R Board, ABC Board). <br /> Background: The response to this petition from the Chair/Vice Chair at agenda review was: <br /> Response: A) The Board will move forward with establishing a new, specific, and thorough <br /> application process for prospective appointees to four boards: OWASA, Planning Board, Board <br /> of Adjustment, E&R Board. Chair Jacobs suggested including ABC Board, as we had <br /> previously discussed vetting applicants for boards with fiduciary responsibilities. Consult <br /> County Attorney on proposed verbiage for applications for the aforementioned advisory <br /> boards; B) Consider whether to return to matter of interviewing, reviewing, and promoting <br /> specific board applicants at a future work session, to be scheduled. <br /> The Attorney had asked for feedback from Board members as to questions and concerns they <br /> would like addressed in a revised application but as of yet, he has not received any feedback. <br /> Discussion: <br />