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Approved 6/13/2011 <br />OC Board of Adjustment – 3/14/11 Page 1 of 59 <br />1 <br />2 <br />3 <br />4 <br />5 <br />6 <br />7 <br />8 <br />9 <br />10 <br />11 <br />12 <br />13 <br />14 <br />15 <br />16 <br />17 <br />18 <br />19 <br />20 <br />21 <br />22 <br />23 <br />24 <br />25 <br />26 <br />27 <br />28 <br />29 <br />30 <br />31 <br />32 <br />33 <br />34 <br />35 <br />36 <br />37 <br />38 <br />39 <br />40 <br />41 <br />42 <br />43 <br />44 <br />45 <br />46 <br />47 <br />48 <br />49 <br />50 <br />51 <br />MINUTES <br />ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT <br />MARCH 14, 2011 <br /> <br />MEMBERS PRESENT: Thomas Brown, Chair <br /> David Blankfard, Alternate <br /> Mark Micol, Alternate <br /> Dr. James Carter, Full Member <br /> Dr. Larry Wright, Full Member, Planning Board Liaison <br /> Dr. Dawn Brezina, Full Member <br /> <br />STAFF PRESENT: Michael Harvey, Zoning Enforcement Officer <br />Tina Love, Administrative Assistant <br /> <br />OTHERS PRESENT: Sahana Ayer, Staff Attorney <br /> <br />1. CALL TO ORDER <br /> <br />Tom Brown: The meeting is now called to order. The board is a quasi-judicial administrative body governed by <br />North Carolina Statutes and the Zoning Ordinance of Orange County. Everyone who plans to speak tonight will be <br />called forward to be sworn in which is required for everyone speaking before the board. <br /> <br />2. CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA <br /> <br />Tom Brown: Does anyone have any additions to the agenda? Hearing none, we will proceed. <br /> <br />3. APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> a. November 8, 2010 <br /> <br />Tom Brown: On page 3, line 28 should read, “to reaffirm what is going to be occurring on the property.” On page 4, <br />line 9 should read, “My name is Greg Andrews and I live in Efland and run a construction company in Efland.” On <br />page 6, line 32 should read, “My grandparents lived just around the curve and that is where we played ball for <br />years.” Page 10, line 14 should read, “…through the arduous advertisement…”. <br /> <br />David Blankfard: On page 21, line 11 should read, “would be of….”. Page 23, line 17 and line 22 should be <br />attributed to David Blankfard. Page 40, line should read, “Motion made by David Blankfard..”. <br /> <br />[These corrections have been made.] <br /> <br />MOTION: Larry Wright made a motion to approve the minutes with the noted corrections. Seconded by Dawn <br />Brezina. <br />VOTE: Unanimous <br /> <br /> 4. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> <br />The Board of Adjustment pledges to the citizens of Orange County its respect. The Board asks its citizens to <br />conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the Board and with fellow citizens. At any time <br />should any member of the Board or any citizen fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending <br />person to leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum fail to be restored, the <br />Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to this public charge is observed. All <br />electronic devices such as cell phones, pagers, and computers should please be turned off or set to silent/vibrate.