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<br />4 <br />Perdita Holtz: If it’s a bonafide farm and it’s a farming activity that’s happening then they are exempt from zoning, 161 <br />yes. 162 <br /> 163 <br />Craig Benedict: We are in the process of examining all of our stream buffer requirements to make sure that what we 164 <br />require now meets the intended purposes of the water quality protection. Presently they’re not suggesting any 165 <br />changes. We are authorized to make changes for setbacks, stream buffers and things like that but we regularly 166 <br />readdress our existing standards to make sure they’re meeting their intended purpose. 167 <br /> 168 <br />Curtis Bane: It’s my understanding that in between the two different properties there are buffer zones on each 169 <br />property. 170 <br /> 171 <br />Craig Benedict: I can speak to you separately about it. I’ll give you my card and we’ll talk about some of our 172 <br />standards. We do have standards if the uses are similar the buffers are usually less. If they’re dissimilar sometimes 173 <br />the buffer varies. 174 <br /> 175 <br /> 176 MOTION by Kim Piracci to recommend the proposed amendment package regarding the UDO ordinance 177 <br />amendments Hillsborough Economic Development District to the BOCC. Seconded by Lisa Stuckey. 178 VOTE: UNANIMOUS 179 <br /> 180 <br /> 181 Agenda Item 8: Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment - To make a recommendation to 182 <br />the BOCC on government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO pertaining to 183 <br />subdivisions, particularly minor subdivisions, flexible development options, and open space. 184 <br />This item is scheduled for the November 21, 2016 quarterly public hearing. 185 <br /> Presenter: Patrick Mallett, Planner II 186 <br /> 187 <br />Patrick Mallett reviewed the abstract. 188 <br /> 189 <br />Craig Benedict: Also, with environmental health the state is also improving additional innovative systems that go 190 <br />beyond these conventional, off site or not… But there is major trend that the state’s hoping looking to look at. 191 <br />Engineer systems that might be more expensive but they’re a lot more innovative. We’re encouraged by some of 192 <br />the new things that are being suggested. 193 <br /> 194 <br />Tony Blake: Like the pods? 195 <br /> 196 <br />Craig Benedict: Yeah. Pods, and systems that actually provide the liquid that could be used for irrigation on site. 197 <br />And that’s something that really hasn’t been used but the technology is there. There are some systems that the 198 <br />state still hasn’t improved yet that we’re trying to become a test area for them because they work in other parts of 199 <br />the United States and other countries. So, let’s try that too. It’s not a major risk. In any.. you do with these 200 <br />innovative pilot programs they’re trying to get the approval that the state let us do it at a local level. We’ll have ways 201 <br />of backing up the system with land so it doesn’t become a problem. 202 <br /> 203 <br />Kim Piracci: So that would be done on individual house level? 204 <br /> 205 <br />Craig Benedict: Yeah, it would probably be a pilot program. We’re trying to think of some lands up near Lake 206 <br />Orange that have had failing conventional septic systems and put something in. And it would be something that if 207 <br />you had to pump into it off site, a repair area, you could. 208 <br /> 209 <br />Lisa Stuckey: An off site septic is new to me. What is that? How off site can it go? 210 <br /> 211 <br />Patrick Mallett: Well we follow the state guidelines. And basically think of if in terms of, “I buy lot one of a 212 <br />subdivision. I would have a corresponding, there would be an easement that would go through the open space and 213 <br />then there would be a corresponding deed to 1A, which would be my septic field. It would simply be out in the open 214 <br /> 8