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1 <br /> <br /> 1 <br /> APPROVED 3/18/2014 2 <br />MINUTES 3 <br />BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS 4 <br />REGULAR MEETING 5 <br />FEBRUARY 18, 2014 6 <br />7:00 p.m. 7 <br /> 8 <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in regular session on 9 <br />Tuesday, February 18, 2014 at 7:00 p.m. at the Southern Human Services Center, in 10 <br />Chapel Hill, N.C. 11 <br /> 12 <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Jacobs and Commissioners Mark 13 <br />Dorosin, Alice M. Gordon, Earl McKee, Bernadette Pelissier, Renee Price and Penny 14 <br />Rich 15 <br />COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: 16 <br />COUNTY ATTORNEYS PRESENT: John Roberts 17 <br />COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Interim County Manager Michael Talbert, Assistant 18 <br />County Managers Clarence Grier, Cheryl Young and Clerk to the Board Donna Baker 19 <br />(All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) 20 <br /> 21 <br />NOTE: ALL DOCUMENTS REFERRED TO IN THESE MINUTES ARE IN THE 22 <br />PERMANENT AGENDA FILE IN THE CLERK'S OFFICE. 23 <br /> 24 <br />5. Public Hearings 25 <br /> 26 <br /> a. Unified Development Ordinance Text Amendment Related to Home 27 <br /> Occupations – Public Hearing Closure and Action (No Additional 28 <br />Comments 29 <br /> Accepted) 30 <br /> The Board received the Planning Board recommendation, considered closing 31 <br />the public hearing, and considered a decision on a Planning Board and Planning 32 <br />Director initiated text amendment to the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). 33 <br /> Ashley Moncado said the purpose is to receive the Planning Board’s 34 <br />recommendation. She said this was heard in November, and all comments were 35 <br />addressed with modification (noted with green text). She said these text amendments 36 <br />would not take effect until May 1st of 2014, to provide an opportunity for planning staff 37 <br />outreach to Orange County residents regarding the reviewing and permitting of home 38 <br />occupations based on the revised standards. 39 <br /> Commissioner Price referred to the phrase about “suitable residential 40 <br />construction materials.” She asked if it is reasonable to put this in, considering what the 41 <br />state has said about local municipalities and counties being able to regulate 42 <br />appearances. 43 <br /> Ashley Moncado said there are no official standard changes based on official 44 <br />statute. She said this is just discussion at this time, but it is on their radar and would 45 <br />need to be addressed if those changes take place at the state level. 46 <br />Excerpt of Minutes <br />176