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3 <br /> Attachment 2 <br /> Of special note regarding 2013 Planning Legislation and upcoming 2014 legislative activities: <br /> Sbedal and Conditional Use Permits <br /> • Now only a simple majority at BOA hearings <br /> Variances <br /> • Deletes"practical difficulty' but retains"unnecessary hardship" language as a primary criterion <br /> Cell Towers <br /> • Additional feetimeframe and review benefitsto adding co-located facilities <br /> Bona Fide Farm Zonine Exemption <br /> • Farming activity can also include leased lands <br /> Bed and Breakfast(and related food and loftno) <br /> • New definition and impact under review by multiple County Departments <br /> Local Bills <br /> • Zoning issues in Apex and Aberdeen were addressed at a State micro level for topics not <br /> customary as a local bill. <br /> 2014 Legislative Consideration <br /> • Electronic legal advertising <br /> • Temporary housing associated with home health care provider <br /> • Zoning protest petitions—elimination? <br /> Billboards <br /> • Further protection of repairing and reconstructing(possibly changing)conforming and non- <br /> conforming signs. <br /> Public Nuisance <br /> • Although cities have more authority than Counties in the area, liberalized farm uses(such as <br /> sawmills and other storage facilities)further limit Local Government nuisance authority. <br />