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Ubt:. DRAFT JOINT PUBLIC HEARING PAGE 5 that facts about mobile home parks had been distorted. She indicated that she felt the mobile home park owner/operators deserved a grandfather clause without qualifications. She felt this would take care of discrimination against mobile homes. She noted that she is well pleased with the lot she has in a park. Joseph B. Supeano, mobile home owner/property owner, stated that he had moved to North Carolina from Connecticut and is well pleased with his home in. Joppa Oaks. He noted that restrictions in North Carolina were not as strict as those in Connecticut nor is the tax base in Orange County as high. He expressed concern with the possibility of new restric- tions being placed on existing mobile home parks. Forrest Heath, owner/operator of Ridgewood Mobile Home Park, stated that his park was begun in 1965 before zoning in Orange County. He noted that his park was approximately 25% completed when zoning was enacted. Three-fourths of the property of his park was zoned residential with only one- fourth being zoned mobile home park district. He explained the process he pursued to obtain a zoning change. He also reviewed the actions taken by the Board and. explained the court proceedings which he had to engage in to obtain the zoning change. He expressed concern with "retro- active" amend' ents, especially with the court process he had had to go through. Collins indicated that many valid considerations had been presented in regard to the standards. He noted that these represent the real reason that he is recommending further study of the standards. He noted that EMS and the Sheriff's Department had expressed concern with the lack of a numbering system in the parks and the width of some of the travelways. He stated that these considerations indicate to him that the Planning Board and Planning Staff and mobile home park owner/operators need to work together on standards which are realistic and equitable. Billy Bane Villinova expressed the concern that placing more restrictions on mobile homes would affect their affordabil- ity. fo dabil- ity. She encouraged the Board of Co"tissioners to listen to the col ents from mobile home park owner/operators and act accordingly. Bart Walters stated that . he has been a mobile home park. dweller for over five year and was only moving now due to I the fact that he had been able to save money to purchase property of his own. He indicated he felt the mobile home parks should be able to continue operation under the standards which were in effect at the time they were built. It was asked from the audience that the amendment be read in its entirety. Collins responded that there is not a text amendment per se in written form. If something is deleted