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Paul Guthrie: I have a question for Craig and Michael, in the minutes it reminded me of the dwelling and number of 50 people and medical supplemental housing; is there any relationship between that discussion and what Chapel Hill 51 has recently done and established the ability to add sub units, rental units inside of individual residential housing. 52 53 Michael Harvey: The best response from me is that in reading the newspaper article and reviewing some planning 54 blogs online, the Town of Chapel Hill’s goal is to essentially adopt the County’s accessory apartment guidelines but 55 increase the number of allowable units. I will make a personal statement that I believe it’s a lot easier to do that 56 within a municipality when you have water and sewer and are not relying on septic. I do not think it had any 57 relationship to recent state law amendments dealing with temporary health care structures. I believe it is their 58 attempt to address what they perceive to be the affordable housing issue in Chapel Hill. I think it will be interesting to 59 see what arises as a result of those amendments being approved. 60 61 Paul Guthrie: We may want to keep an eye on that for a while and see how the dynamic goes. 62 63 Michael Harvey: I believe their staff is supposed to report back within a year to three years. 64 65 AGENDA ITEM 4: CONSIDERATION OF ADDITIONS TO AGENDA 66 67 No additions or changes 68 69 AGENDA ITEM 5: PUBLIC CHARGE 70 71 Introduction to the Public Charge 72 The Board of County Commissioners, under the authority of North Carolina General 73 Statute, appoints the Orange County Planning Board (OCPB) to uphold the written land 74 development laws of the County. The general purpose of OCPB is to guide and 75 accomplish coordinated and harmonious development. OCPB shall do so in a manner 76 which considers the present and future needs of its residents and business through 77 efficient and responsive process that contributes to and promotes the health, safety, and 78 welfare of the overall County. The OCPB will make every effort to uphold a vision of 79 responsive governance and quality public services during our deliberations, decision, and 80 recommendations. 81 82 Public Charge 83 The Planning Board pledges to the residents of Orange County its respect. The Board 84 asks its residents to conduct themselves in a respectful, courteous manner, both with the 85 Board and with fellow residents. At any time, should any member of the Board or any 86 resident fail to observe this public charge, the Chair will ask the offending member to 87 leave the meeting until that individual regains personal control. Should decorum rail to be 88 restored, the Chair will recess the meeting until such time that a genuine commitment to 89 this public charge is observed. 90 91 AGENDA ITEM 6: CHAIR COMMENTS 92 93 No comments from the Vice-Chair. 94 95 AGENDA ITEM 7: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENT - To make a recommendation 96 to the BOCC on government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO regarding 97 recreational land uses, including shooting ranges. This item was heard at the September 98 8, 2015 quarterly public hearing and was discussed at the October 7 and November 4, 99 2015 Planning Board meetings. 100 Presenter: Michael Harvey, Current Planning Supervisor 101 102 Michael Harvey reviewed abstract 103 8