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Y 4 F Agenda Item 7: Non-Conforming Uses Mr, Joe Kott, member of the Orange County planning staff, reviewed the current ordinance dealing with non-conforming uses and told the audience about other methods dealing with non-conforming uses as suggested by the Institute of Government. Mr. Robert Nichols asked what was non-conforming under the present ordinance and asked what would happen if 60% of a non-confo:ming residence burned down and whether it could be rebuilt. He said he was opposed to the ordinance not allowing a owner to rebLild a home in which he owned 40% interest if the home existed before the ordinance. Mr. Ben Lloyd questioned the constitutionality of this issue: Mr. Mike Woods asked whether his office could be rebuilt if it were non-conforming and burned down. Mr. Stuart Barbour also questioned a non-conforming use building burning down. Commissioner Willhoit asked whether it would be possible to exclude residents from non-conforming use provisions. Mr. Charles Stevens said he was interested in seeing zoning extended into Hillsborough Township. He said he did not want to wait a year. Mr. Robert Earl said he had some information to take back to the township advisory councils. He said he liked this method. He said he did not want to jump ahead of the proposed planning schedule. Agenda Item 12: Hillsborough's proposed Zoning flap Mr. Joe Kott reviewed a zoning map presently under consideration by the Town of Hillsborough. Mr. B. B. Olive announced a meeting with representatives of the Department of Transportation set for Tuesday, August 28th, at 7:30 p.m., in the Orange County Courthouse concerning expansion of Interstate 85. i Dr. Bonar then turned the meeting over to Chairman Whitted. Chairman Whitted announced the conclusion of a public hearing on land use matters and announced a meeting with the Department of Transportation would concern a proposal to 6-lane Interstate 85 from the Alamance County line to Efland.