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18 <br /> 1 Attachment 2, with a change in language from Chair Jacobs regarding the materials for an <br /> 2 accessory structure. <br /> 3. <br /> 4 Commissioner Dorosin asked if there will be an inventory of these home occupations or <br /> 5 if there is already a listing or index of where these exist. . <br /> 6 Ashley said there is a listing. She said there are currently 63 home occupations with a <br /> 7 log showing back to 10 years, and these will continue to be logged moving forward. <br /> 8 Commissioner Dorosin asked for an electronic copy of this to be provided to the Board <br /> 9 of County Commissioners, with an update annually. <br /> 10 Chair Jacobs said the Board had asked for periodic updates from the planning <br /> 11 department, and this could fit into those reports. He would like to see updates regarding new <br /> 12 agricultural enterprises and new home occupations as a result of the changes approved tonight. <br /> 13 Commissioner Dorosin said work could potentially be done with economic development <br /> 14 to support these new occupations. <br /> 15 Michael Talbert said the first report from the planning department, and he will email this <br /> 16 to the Board tomorrow. <br /> 17 <br /> 18 VOTE: 6-1 (Commissioner Gordon) <br /> 19 <br /> 20 <br /> 21 b. Addition of the Unified Development Ordinance to the Code of Ordinances of <br /> 22 Orange County, North Carolina <br /> 23 The Board considered codifying Orange County's Unified Development Ordinance <br /> 24 ("UDO") by adding it to the Code of Ordinances of Orange County, North Carolina (the "Code") <br /> 25 as Appendix A thereto and authorizing the Chair to sign. <br /> 26 John Roberts said this process started in 1996 when the Board at that time voted for <br /> 27 and authorized staff to work with Municode to codify all of Orange County's ordinances at that <br /> 28 time. He said for various reasons that never happened. He said an unofficial code of <br /> 29 ordinances has been available and regularly updated on the County website. He said people <br /> 30 would refer to it, but the only actual ordinances were maintained in the offices of the clerk, <br /> 31 which caused confusion. He said the Board in 2011 codified all of the general ordinances, and <br /> 32 those are now available through a published document available in the clerk's office and on the <br /> 33 internet. <br /> 34 He said staff is now asking the Board to add the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) <br /> 35 to that codification, as appendix 1. He said this will allow it to be plead and proven in courts, as <br /> 36 the code of ordinances. <br /> 37 John Roberts said the second to last paragraph reads "be it further resolved a recently <br /> 38 adopted amendment to the UDO, ordinance 2014-17, related to kennels, which was adopted in <br /> 39 April of this year, is not included." He said a motion would be needed to include in this <br /> 40 statement the home occupations and agricultural support enterprises text amendments that <br /> 41 were adopted tonight. <br /> 42 Chair Jacobs clarified that the statement should read "be it further resolved a recently <br /> 43 adopted amendment to the UDO, ordinance 2014-17, related to kennels, home occupations <br /> 44 and agricultural support enterprises, adopted in April and May of 2014 are not included in the <br /> 45 unified development ordinance proofs." <br /> 46 Commissioner Rich asked if this will be updated annually. <br /> 47 John Roberts said it is updated as often as staff sends in notifications to Municode, and <br /> 48 this is usually done quarterly. He said Municode updates the website and sends a republication <br /> 49 amendment to the County. He said any text amendment that is adopted will be effective. He <br />