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7 <br />it is located in a family residence. A large day care home may <br />have up to 15 children, depending on their ages. Child Care <br />Networks requested that large day care homes be permitted as a use <br />by right. <br />COMMENTS OR QUESTIONS FROM THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS AND /OR <br />PLANNING BOARD <br />Commissioner Gordon indicated that she had several questions <br />for the County Attorney and that she would like to hold the Public <br />Hearing open until the next Board meeting. <br />In response to a question from Mr. Eddleman, Mr. Kirk <br />indicated that in a worst case situation, the Planning Staff <br />estimates that an additional 20 trips per day would be generated. <br />The small day care center is a permitted use which is not regulated <br />by County zoning. Therefore, they do not have statistics on <br />traffic generated by a small day care home. <br />Amy Rabb, Child Care Networks, spoke in support of this <br />request. She indicated that this request would decrease the amount <br />of red tape which is currently required to increase the number of <br />children in a child care home. However, the regulations are still <br />in place to assure that the children are not going to receive a <br />lower quality of care or be placed in an unsafe environment. She <br />indicated that there is a great need for homes of this size in <br />Orange County. <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Gordon, seconded by <br />Commissioner Carey, to hold the Public Hearing open until the June <br />3, 1991 Board of Commissioners meeting. <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />5. SUBDIVISION REGULATIONS TEXT AMENDMENTS <br />A. Administrative Approval of Expired Subdivision <br />Plats <br />This item was presented by Mary Scearbo. In summary, this <br />item was presented to receive public comment on a proposed <br />amendment to the Subdivision Regulations to allow staff re- <br />approval of expired Preliminary Plats. Under current procedures, <br />the Board of Commissioners may approve a revised phasing plan for <br />an expired Preliminary Plat. If a revision is not approved, the <br />expired portion of the Preliminary Plan must be re- submitted as if <br />it were a new project. In many cases, the re- submitted Preliminary <br />Plan is identical to the original plat. If there have been no <br />major changes in subdivision, zoning, or other regulations which <br />affect the proposal, then the Preliminary Plat is generally re- <br />approved with little or no change. Major design considerations and <br />other issues were addressed and resolved prior to the original <br />approval. In many cases, the approval process for the "new" <br />subdivision is oriented largely toward process, rather than <br />substance. This amendment is proposed to allow staff to re- <br />