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1 <br /> 1 Attachment 2 <br /> 2 <br /> 3 DRAFT MINUTES <br /> 4 ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> 5 QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> 6 FEBRUARY 13, 2017 <br /> 7 7:00 P.M. <br /> 8 <br /> 9 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Quarterly Public Hearing on Monday, <br /> 10 February 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Mark Dorosin and Commissioners Mia <br /> 13 Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> 14 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> 15 COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: James Bryan (Staff Attorney) <br /> 16 COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Deputy County Manager Travis Myren and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> 17 Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> 18 <br /> 19 Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. <br /> 20 <br /> 21 A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br /> 22 Chair Dorosin noted the dual purpose of this evening's meeting: a quarterly public <br /> 23 hearing and a Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) work session. <br /> 24 <br /> 25 B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> 26 Chair Dorosin dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. <br /> 27 <br /> 28 C. PUBLIC HEARING —QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS <br /> 29 NONE <br /> 30 <br /> 31 D. PUBLIC HEARING — LEGISLATIVE ITEMS <br /> 32 <br /> 33 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment - To <br /> 34 review government-initiated amendments to the text of the Comprehensive Plan and <br /> 35 UDO regarding revisions and modifications to the Mobile Home Park Conditional Zoning <br /> 36 District (MHP-CZD). The modifications would revise the district standards to also allow <br /> 37 for Temporary Residential Units [namely, Recreational Vehicles (RVs)]. The zoning <br /> 38 district would also be renamed Home Park Conditional Zoning District (HP-CZD). <br /> 39 <br /> 40 BACKGROUND: This amendment is in response to a BOCC work session item on February 18, <br /> 41 2016 reviewing current development regulations and discussing opportunities for allowing more <br /> 42 flexibility with respect to residential development. During this work session, staff recommended <br /> 43 modifying the existing MHP-CZ District to allow for temporary residential units within mobile <br /> 44 home parks, including recreational vehicles (RVs) and tiny homes constructed to the RV <br /> 45 standard. Information from the work session can be viewed at: <br /> 46 http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink8/0/fol/40558/Rowl.aspx. <br /> 47 <br /> 48 This item was presented to the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) at its November 2, 2016 <br /> 49 meeting. As a result of various comments received on the proposal, staff has crafted an <br /> 50 amendment that: <br /> 51 <br />