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24 <br /> ORANGE COUNTY <br /> BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING ACTION AGENDA ITEM ABSTRACT <br /> Meeting Date: February 18, 2016 <br /> Action Agenda <br /> Item No. C.2 <br /> SUBJECT: Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment — Temporary Custodial Care <br /> Units <br /> DEPARTMENT: Planning and Inspections PUBLIC HEARING: (Y/N) Yes <br /> ATTACHMENT(S): INFORMATION CONTACT: <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Ashley Moncado, Planner II (919) 245-2589 <br /> Development Ordinance (UDO) Craig Benedict, Director (919) 245-2575 <br /> Amendment Outline Form and Session <br /> Law 2014-94 <br /> 2. Statement of Consistency <br /> 3. Proposed Ordinance <br /> 4. Approved May 26, 2015 Quarterly <br /> Public Hearing Minutes <br /> 5. Approved September 1, 2015 BOCC <br /> Meeting Minutes <br /> 6. Draft January 6, 2016 Planning Board <br /> Minutes and Statement of Consistency <br /> PURPOSE: To hold a public hearing on Planning Director initiated Unified Development <br /> Ordinance (UDO) text amendments regarding temporary custodial care units, receive the <br /> Planning Board's recommendation, and consider the course of action on the proposed <br /> amendments. <br /> On August 1, 2014, the North Carolina State Legislature adopted regulations regarding the <br /> permitting of temporary health care structures in the state. These regulations allow for <br /> temporary health care structures to be permitted as an a accessory use in any single family <br /> residential zoning district on lots zoned for single family detached dwellings if all the regulatory <br /> provisions outlined in Session Law 2014-94 are met. Since November 2014, staff has been <br /> working to amend the Orange County Unified Development Ordinance to incorporate these <br /> state regulations. <br /> The amendment was presented for adoption consideration at the September 1, 2015 BOCC <br /> meeting. During discussion, BOCC members identified concerns with the proposed standards <br /> as being too restrictive for residents to provide care for mentally or physically impaired relatives, <br /> friends, or neighbors. Specific issues were identified regarding the relationship requirement <br /> between the occupant of the temporary health care structure and the occupant of the single <br /> family dwelling unit, North Carolina state residency standards, and the regulation requiring <br /> removal of the unit within 60 days. <br />