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4 <br /> <br />November 2, 2016 – Planning Board Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) <br />meeting (BOCC receives agenda materials) <br />December 7, 2016 – Planning Board Recommendation (BOCC receives agenda <br />materials) <br />February 1, 2017 – Planning Board Recommendation on revised amendment <br />package (BOCC receives agenda materials) <br />d. Other <br />Development Advisory Committee (DAC) – the DAC first reviewed this item at its <br />October 20, 2016 meeting and continued review through the month of November <br />2016. <br />The DAC will be briefed on the revised amendment package at its February 2, <br />2017 meeting. <br /> <br />2. PUBLIC INVOLVEMENT PROGRAM <br />Mission/Scope: Public Hearing process consistent with NC State Statutes and <br />Orange County ordinance requirements. <br /> <br />a. Planning Board Review: <br />November 2, 2016 – Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) <br />During the ORC and Planning Board Meetings the following comment(s) were <br />made: <br />• A Planning Board member asked why there was a hard and fast time limit <br />on ‘temporary’ housing units. <br />STAFF COMMENT: NC State Building Code regulations allows for a <br />temporary housing unit to be served only by a ‘temporary’ utility <br />connection. <br />This temporary utility connection can serve a unit for up to 180 days. Any <br />longer and the ‘temporary’ unit becomes ‘permanent’ and can be only <br />served only by a permanent utility connection. It must also meet other <br />applicable NC Building Code requirements for the residential dwelling unit. <br />There are similar restrictions with a temporary housing unit being served <br />by a septic connection. <br />• A Planning Board member asked how they were ‘getting away’ with this in <br />Chatham County. <br />STAFF COMMENT: Staff is unsure what is being referred to. If Chatham <br />is allowing for temporary housing unit, being served by a temporary utility <br />connection, to remain longer than 180 days that is a violation of the State <br />building code. Staff believes Chatham County is allowing permanent “tiny <br />homes” on a parcel of property rather than a temporary housing unit. <br />Staff notes that Orange County also allows small homes as permanent <br />dwellings, provided all applicable codes are met including State building <br />regulations. Orange County does not enforce a minimum dwelling unit <br /> 27