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Attachment 6 1 60 <br /> Excerpt of Minutes <br /> 1 <br /> 2 APPROVED 3/18/2014 <br /> 3 MINUTES <br /> 4 BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 REGULAR MEETING <br /> 6 FEBRUARY 18, 2014 <br /> 7 700 p.m <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on <br /> 10 Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 7 00 p m at the Southern Human Services Center, in <br /> 11 Chapel Hill, N C <br /> 12 <br /> 13 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark <br /> 14 Dorosin, Alice M Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny <br /> 15 Rich <br /> 16 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT <br /> 17 COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT John Roberts <br /> 18 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant <br /> 19 County Managers Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker <br /> 20 (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 21 <br /> 22 NOTE ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE <br /> 23 PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 5. Public Hearings <br /> 26 <br /> 27 a. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Related to Home <br /> 28 Occupations — Public Hearing Closure and Action (No Additional <br /> 29 Comments <br /> 30 Accepted) <br /> 31 The Board received the Planning Board recommendation, considered closing <br /> 32 the public hearing, and considered a decision on a Planning Board and Planning <br /> 33 Director initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br /> 34 Ashley Moncado said the purpose is to receive the Planning Board's <br /> 35 recommendation She said this was heard in November, and all comments were <br /> 36 addressed with modification (noted with green text) She said these text amendments <br /> 37 would not take effect until May 1st of 2014, to provide an opportunity for planning staff <br /> 38 outreach to Orange County residents regarding the reviewing and permitting of home <br /> 39 occupations based on the revised standards <br /> 40 Commissioner Price referred to the phrase about "suitable residential <br /> 41 construction materials " She asked if it is reasonable to put this in, considering what the <br /> 42 state has said about local municipalities and counties being able to regulate <br /> 43 appearances <br /> 44 Ashley Moncado said there are no official standard changes based on official <br /> 45 statute She said this is just discussion at this time, but it is on their radar and would <br /> 46 need to be addressed if those changes take place at the state level <br />