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14 1 Commissioner Price said the reason behind the restrictions seemed important to 2 mention. She said if the restrictions are for safety then it should be stated as such followed by 3 a description of the permitted use of digital signs. 4 Perdita Holtz saidthe restrictions were not only for safety reasons but also for 5 community character. 6 Commissioner Dorosin asked about the intention of attachment 6, the Resident Group 7 Input. He asked if it was to simply show where the community agreed or disagreed or rather 8 changes that were made based on the community input. 9 Perdita Holtz said any changes made as a result of the Resident Group Input were 10 indicated in the right hand column of the chart. 11 Commissioner Dorosin said the adopted changes are in the right hand column. 12 Perdita Holtz said the changes in the right hand column are included in attachment 3, 13 recommended for adoption consideration. 14 15 A motion was made by Commissioner Pelissier,seconded by Commissioner Rich to 16 closethe public hearing. 17 18 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 19 20 Commissioner Rich askedCommissioner Jacobsto clarify his concerns about the 21 language from the first group being changed by the second group. 22 Commissioner Jacobs said most of the changes proposedseemed acceptable. He said 23 he had concern when the changed language doesnotaffect current residents but rather shows 24 support ofchain franchises orby allowing developersto back away from requirementssuch as 25 providing sidewalks. He stated respect for those who worked on the language but fears that 26 softening the language from “shall” to “may” allows for requirements to be backed away from. 27 He said restricting what is permissible by a franchise store is acceptable in order to maintain the 28 type of environment that a community desires. He said the current conditions for children 29 walking to school are subpar. He said expecting any new business to address that within their 30 property is a reasonable expectation. 31 Commissioner Rich said the question of sidewalks is very important to allow people and 32 children to walk. She said as new pockets of development appear sidewalks are vital to allow 33 for connection and walkability. She agreed that the language should be stronger than “may”. 34 Commissioner Jacobs referenced the Ashwickdevelopment in Efland.He said 35 sidewalks or trails were required to be added within the development. He said the trails were 36 not paved but allowed for people to walk without walking on the road itself. 37 Commissioner Pelissier said she recalled a discussion about sidewalk maintenance and 38 its funding. She recalled that it was determined that theCounty did not want to be responsible 39 for such maintenance. She said pockets of development cannot be connected unless all the 40 other property owners are required to install sidewalks. She recalled the issue of who would 41 pay for such sidewalks being a point of impasse in previous discussion. 42 Chair McKee said no part of the UDOis set in stone,andit can be continually fine-tuned 43 as they go forward.He said he is opposed to sidewalks being required that do not 44 interconnect.He reiterated Commissioner Pelissier’s question of who would pay for the 45 sidewalks and said he is not interested in Orange County doing so. 46 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs,seconded by Commissioner Dorosin to 47 amend the Corporate Franchise Architecture standardsin section 6.6.4.f .1 to restore the