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COLEMAN, BERNHOLZ, Attachment # 9 <br />BERNHOLZ, GLEDHILL $ HARGRAVE <br />ATTORNEYS AT LAW <br />P.O. DRAWER 1529 <br />129 E. TRYON ST. <br />HILLSBOROUGH, NC <br />27278 <br />919 - 732 -21% <br />919- 942 -8000 <br />March 28, 19 9 0 <br />FAX 919 -732 -7997 <br />CHAPEL HILL OFFICE <br />SUITE 300, THE CENTER <br />1506 E. FRANKLIN STREET <br />CHAPEL HILL, NC 27511 <br />919 - 929 -7151 <br />MS. Beth McIver <br />FAX 919. 929 -3892 <br />Planner <br />ALONZO B. COLEMAN, JR. <br />Orange County Planning Department <br />STEVEN A. BERNHOLZ <br />ROGER <br />306F Revere Road <br />GEOFFREY E, GLE <br />E, E GLE DH ILL <br />Hillsborough, North Carolina 27278 <br />DOUGLAS HARGRAVE <br />G, NICHOLAS KIM K STEFF NERt.1AN <br />Re: Temporary Electric Power Ordinance <br />NATHANIEL E. CLEMENT <br />MARILYN E. TOMEI <br />JOE L. WEBSTER <br />Dear Beth: <br />TERRY G. HARN <br />JANET B. DUTTON <br />Of Counsel <br />Enclosed you will find a draft Temporary Electric <br />Power Ordinance, redrafted <br />BONNER D. SAWYER <br />(1902 -1972, <br />from the version drafted by <br />Planning <br />g Staff and you and delivered to us b <br />y you on <br />January 30, 1990. We have incorporated some of the <br />provisions of the proposed changes to the North <br />Carolina Building Code, as outlined in the letter to <br />Mr. <br />Sam T. Snowdon from Mr. Lee-Hauser, P.E. dated <br />February 8, 1990. <br />In general, however, the proposed <br />changes to the Code relating to temporary power do <br />not <br />Provide sufficient standards for determining when <br />temporary power is appropriate. Therefore, we <br />recommend that, even if the Code is amended to include <br />Provisions for temporary <br />power, the County.still <br />regulate temporary power by ordinance. If the Code is <br />so amended, please send us a copy of the adopted <br />amendments. <br />We have changed a few provisions in the Staff's <br />draft and wish to call these changes to your attention. <br />We have made the maximum life of a temporary power <br />Permit 15 days because we can think of no reason why an <br />applicant.would need temporary power for any longer <br />period. Temporary power for a longer period would not <br />be truly "temporary" within the meaning of the <br />Ordinance. Also, we'have deleted the appeal provision <br />in the Staff's draft and made an Inspector's or the <br />Director's decision on an application final. <br />We have crafted the Ordinance to provide for <br />temporary electric power only in specified <br />circumstances. Basically, temporary power will be <br />appropriate only where the circumstances present in <br />Section 5(a) of the Ordinance are present and only then <br />if saw service is unavailable. (In that regard, we <br />35 <br />