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55 <br />Michael Harvey: You could, but in the urban areas of the county you have the capability to do more impervious with a 56 <br />storm water feature. 57 <br /> 58 <br />James Lea: Is there a way to find out how many businesses this will affect in the rural area? 59 <br /> 60 <br />Michael Harvey: Sure 61 <br /> 62 <br />James Lea: And to know what these businesses will be faced with? What changes they will have to make? 63 <br /> 64 <br />Michael Harvey: Any existing motor vehicle business in operation legally doesn’t have to comply with this ordinance 65 <br />and can continue to operate subject to Article 8, Non Conformities, of the UDO. Business owner will be not penalized, 66 <br />however, if they expand their business it would need to be brought into compliance at that time. If one goes out of 67 <br />business and another opens, they would have to comply. I can get a list of businesses. 68 69 AGENDA ITEM 2: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS 70 SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES 71 <br />To review and comment upon proposed amendment to the UDO regarding sexually 72 <br />oriented businesses. 73 74 <br />Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 75 <br /> 76 <br />Michael Harvey presented item and background information. 77 <br /> 78 <br />Michael Harvey: On page 27 it states no sexually oriented business shall be located in a building or on a premises 79 <br />where alcohol or alcoholic beverages are sold or in a building or on a premises that allows alcohol or alcoholic 80 <br />beverages to be consumed. 81 <br /> 82 <br />Tony Blake: Where is the case law for this? 83 <br /> 84 <br />Michael Harvey: The State Law granting us the authority to regulate sexually oriented businesses specifically 85 <br />mentions that we have the ability to modify ABC permitting requirements. The County Attorney’s office will review the 86 <br />case law and you will be updated if it is removed. 87 <br /> 88 <br />Tony Blake: What about the existing business on Highway 86? 89 <br /> 90 <br />Michael Harvey: Closed. In fact we are about to issues letters to two businesses that they have been closed for more 91 <br />than 180 days and as a result they have lost their nonconforming status and cannot open as a sexually oriented 92 <br />business. 93 <br /> 94 <br />Lisa Stuckey: Were those the only two in the county? 95 <br /> 96 <br />Michael Harvey: There was also Dixie’s Truckstop, but that is also closed. 97 <br /> 98 <br />James Lea: Currently there are no zoned properties in Orange County that would allow this? 99 <br /> 100 <br />Michael Harvey: There are no I-2 or I-3 zoned properties, but there are several Eno Economic Development District 101 <br />properties that would allow this use. 102 <br /> 103 <br />Tony Blake: Will there be issues with proposing this use in the Eno Economic District? 104 <br /> 105 <br />Michael Harvey: Due to the proposed use, it would face opposition in every district. When you look at the current 106 <br />makeup of land uses allowed in the Eno Economic District, there are more industrial uses and less residential uses 107 <br />compared to existing uses in the Buckhorn Economic District. 108 <br /> 8