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