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132 <br />"efficiency apartment" which would allow flexibility as to the location <br />of such units. Single- family dwelling units may contain an efficiency <br />apartment. Current standards require that the efficiency apartment be <br />located within or attached to the principal residence. The Planning <br />Staff has encountered difficulty in determining if an efficiency <br />apartment is "attached" in a manner which complies with the intent of <br />the ordinance. The maximum size would be 800 square feet. The proposed <br />amendment would allow one detached or attached efficiency apartment per <br />lot if the proposed efficiency meets the established specifications. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by <br />Commissioner Willhoit to approve the proposed amendment, modified to <br />allow an efficiency apartment to contain a maximum of 800 square feet <br />regardless of the size of the principal dwelling. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />H. PROPERTY OF HAROLD P. SMITH - PRELIMINARY PLAN <br />This item was presented by Emily Crudup. The property is <br />located in the northern part of Bingham Township on the east side of <br />Buckhorn Road (SR 1114) and on the south side of Simmons Lane, an <br />existing gravel road. The tract totals 13.74 acres. Two lots are <br />proposed. Lot 1 -A contains 2 acres. Lot 1 -B contains 1.74 acres. An <br />existing residence is located on Lot 1 -B. Both lots will have <br />individual wells and septic tanks. The existing lot is part of the <br />Research Support Service, Inc. subdivision, recorded on March 8, 1989. <br />The proposed lot is the sixth lot to be created from this tract during <br />the past two years. In the Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan, <br />the property is designated as Agricultural Residential and Water Supply <br />Watershed. The zoning is Agricultural Residential and Protected <br />Watershed II (Cane Creek. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Marshall, seconded by <br />Commissioner Hartwell to approve the preliminary Plat for the property <br />of Harold P. Smith with a Class A private road and the conditions <br />contained in the Resolution of Approval on pages of these <br />minutes. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />I. ADVERTISEMENT OF AUGUST 30 PUBLIC HEARING <br />This item was presented by Marvin Collins. The purpose of <br />this presentation was to consider the legal notice and items for <br />discussion proposed for public hearing on August 30, 1990. <br />Motion was made by Commissioner Hartwell, seconded by <br />Commissioner Marshall to approve combining the special Joint Planning <br />and regular Orange County Quarterly public hearings and to approve the <br />Notice of Public Hearing for August 30, 1990. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />J. CABLE TV ORDINANCE AMENDMENT- FIRST READING <br />This item was presented by Geoff Gledhill. The purpose of <br />this presentation was to request the Board to consider amending the <br />Cable TV Ordinance. This amendment dispenses with extensive procedural <br />requirements necessary for the County to award a franchise. The <br />existing procedural requirements are appropriate for initial franchising <br />