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1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />52 <br />53 <br />Approved 1/8/2014 <br />Excerpt of Minutes <br />Attachment 5 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY PLANNING BOARD <br />DECEMBER 4, 2013 <br />REGULAR MEETING <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Lisa Stuckey, Chapel Hill Township Representative; James Lea, Cedar Grove Township <br />Representative; Herman Staats, At- Large, Cedar Grove Township; Paul Guthrie, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; <br />Buddy Hartley, Little River Township Representative; Tony Blake, Bingham Township Representative; <br />MEMBERS ABSENT: Johnny Randall, At -Large Chapel Hill Township; Andrea Rohrbacher, At -Large Chapel Hill <br />Township; Stephanie O'Rourke, Eno Township Representative; Maxecine Mitchell, At -Large Bingham Township; <br />Peter Hallenbeck (Chair), Cheeks Township Representative; Vacant- Hillsborough Township Representative; <br />STAFF PRESENT: Craig Benedict, Planning Director; Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor; Perdita Holtz, <br />Special Projects Coordinator; Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner; Tina Love, Administrative Assistant li <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Jay Hitchens <br />Agenda Item 8: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment — Home Occupations: To <br />discuss the issues raised at the November quarterly public hearing on Planning Board — <br />Planning Director initiated amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to <br />change the existing standards for home occupations, modify and clarify existing regulations <br />and definitions associated with home occupations, and allow for the exemption of special <br />events organized or affiliated with a government or non - profit agency and to decide on a <br />course of action for revisions to the proposed amendments. <br />Presenter: Ashley Moncado, Special Projects Planner <br />Herman Staats: Are there any monetary values that guide whether something is considered an occupation? <br />Ashley Moncado: I have not seen anything in my research that puts a value on it. <br />Paul Guthrie: It is a big question in terms of the revised definition of what was covered but also because you are <br />technically out of compliance or illegal if you have one visitor and one retail sale out of your house the way this is <br />written. I think the definition is vague because the way it is worded and it pales behind the question of how many <br />transactions is the planning staff going to have to handle, and with these definitions there will be thousands. <br />Ashley Moncado: The purpose of this item is to be able to review the comments from the quarterly public hearing <br />and receive feedback from you to provide a proposal for review at the January Planning Board meeting. <br />Ashley Moncado reviewed the list of comments. <br />Paul Guthrie: We have a home business in our house, my daughter works full time in her house in Orange County. <br />I want to zero in on the standards of evaluations of all home occupations in paragraph in red on page 40. That <br />statement by its character would suggest that if any one of those things occurred in your business you would be <br />required to file for at least a minor permit? <br />Ashley Moncado: Correct. Our intention of writing the on -site retail sales ... what you are describing is that she is <br />not welcoming anyone on to the site. Everything is done online or on the phone. <br />41 <br />