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1 <br /> I Attachment 5 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT <br /> 4 MINUTES <br /> 5 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 6 QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 7 November 25, 2013 <br /> 8 7:00 P.M. <br /> 9 <br /> 10 The Orange County Board of Commissioners and the Orange County Planning Board <br /> 11 met for a Quarterly Public Hearing on Monday, November 25, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. at the DSS <br /> 12 Office, Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 13 <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Barry Jacobs and Commissioners Mark <br /> 15 Dorosin, Alice M. Gordon, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: Earl McKee <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> 19 Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 20 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS PRESENT: Chair Pete Hallenbeck, and Planning Board <br /> 21 members Maxecine Mitchell, Lisa Stuckey, Paul Guthrie, Herman Staats, Tony Blake, Andrea <br /> 22 Rohrbacher, and H.T. "Buddy" Hartley <br /> 23 PLANNING BOARD MEMBERS ABSENT: Johnny Randall, James Lea, Stephanie O'Rouke <br /> 24 <br /> 25 Chair Jacobs called the meeting to order at 7:05 pm. <br /> 26 <br /> 27 A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br /> 28 <br /> 29 Planning Board Chair Pete Hallenbeck had no opening remarks <br /> 30 <br /> 31 B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 32 <br /> 33 The Chair dispensed with the reading of the public charge. <br /> 34 <br /> 35 C. PUBLIC HEARING ITEMS <br /> 36 <br /> 371. 1. Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment—To review government <br /> 38 initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to change the existing <br /> 39 standards for home occupations, modify and clarify existing regulations and definitions <br /> 40 associated with home occupations, and allow for the exemption of special events organized or <br /> 41 affiliated with a governmental or non-profit agency. The amendments also seek to find a balance <br /> 42 between the trends for small home based businesses and the typical character and enjoyment of <br /> 43 residential neighborhoods. <br /> 44 Ashley Moncado introduced this item and reviewed the following PowerPoint slides: <br /> 45 <br /> 46 Unified Development Ordinance <br /> 47 Text Amendment <br /> 48 Home Occupation Standards <br /> 49 Quarterly Public Hearing <br /> 50 November 25, 2013 <br />