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5 <br /> 1 Ashley Moncado said yes, noting one must meet zoning requirements, as well as any <br /> 2 environmental health issues regarding water and septic. <br /> 3 Commissioner Dorosin asked if he could have clarification regarding the reference to the <br /> 4 building code. <br /> 5 Ashley Moncado said North Carolina State building code states only up to five unrelated <br /> 6 persons can live within a residential structure. She said when there are six or more unrelated <br /> 7 people, the structure is then considered a boarding or rooming house and this has different <br /> 8 building code standards. <br /> 9 Commissioner Dorosin said this could lead to some interesting dilemmas but he will <br /> 10 leave it for the State to work out. He asked if the County could increase the number to greater <br /> 11 than five in a residential setting. <br /> 12 Ashley Moncado said it would be named a rooming house in UDO and this is a use that <br /> 13 is already allowed for. She said the number cannot go above five unrelated persons but she <br /> 14 understands potential complications, such as a family with 15 related members. <br /> 15 Commissioner Dorosin said the question of how much a septic system can <br /> 16 accommodate is not really being considered but rather whether or not people are related. <br /> 17 Commissioner Rich said after 180 days the structure needs to come down or a different <br /> 18 impaired person needs to assume occupancy. She asked if there is any provision to prevent a <br /> 19 person from turning this temporary structure into a business. <br /> 20 Ashley Moncado said she reached out to the Department of Aging and there is no such <br /> 21 provision. She thought there may be a State law but there is not. <br /> 22 Commissioner Rich said one could set up a business offering this new accommodation <br /> 23 forever. <br /> 24 Ashley Moncado said the Planning Board discussed possible language that would <br /> 25 restrict the exchange of money. <br /> 26 Craig Benedict, Orange County Planning Director, said someone could rent a room out <br /> 27 within their home for this type of care. He said the question of ADA access comes into play <br /> 28 when the building moves to boarding house status and it is not easy to convert a house. <br /> 29 Commissioner Rich asked if the intention of the State is known. <br /> 30 Craig Benedict said the goal was to have a temporary freestanding structure that a <br /> 31 house may not be able to accommodate due to needed ramps or wide doorways. He said it <br /> 32 was an option for temporary independent units as opposed to the conversion of a house. <br /> 33 Commissioner Price clarified that the caregiver is the person that permanently resides in <br /> 34 main house. <br /> 35 Ashley Moncado said yes. <br /> 36 Commissioner Price asked if the homeowner was the one in need of the temporary <br /> 37 structure, could a caregiver live there as well. <br /> 38 Ashley Moncado yes, a temporary caregiver could live in both the permanent dwelling, <br /> 39 or in the temporary structure, alongside the person needing care. <br /> 40 <br /> 41 A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Pelissier to <br /> 42 close the public hearing. <br /> 43 <br /> 44 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 45 <br /> 46 A motion was made by Commissioner Burroughs, seconded by Commissioner Dorosin <br /> 47 to adopt the proposed amendments by approving the Statement of Consistency and the <br /> 48 Ordinance. <br /> 49 <br /> 50 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 51 <br />