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2 55 Michael Harvey confirmed that yes; this applies to all land use categories. He then moved on to address the Adult, Child Care 56 and Educational categories. Michael reported that James Bryan, County Attorney, expressed concern that Adult Daycare 57 Home was too similar to Family or Group Care Homes, but after reviewing definitions and state licensing requirements, Mr. 58 Bryan determined his concern was not founded. Thus, the Adult Daycare Home category will remain. Much like a daycare for 59 children, the Adult Daycare Home land use category is designed to provide an opportunity for adults, elderly folks and others 60 to engage in social activities in somebody’s home. 61 62 Tony Blake asked if an Adult Daycare Home is similar to the program Visiting Angels? 63 64 Michael Harvey responded that the programming is similar, but it is not from the standpoint that the person bringing meals to 65 someone’s house is not being regulated, as it is not a land use activity. Using Tony Blake as an example, Michael said that 66 Tony delivering a meal to someone’s house or volunteering to spend some time in someone’s home is not, in his opinion, a 67 regulated activity. Tony would have a private agreement with the person living in the house or the organization. 68 69 Tony Blake asked if that the distinguishing point in this scenario is having a place of business or physical location for the 70 business. This question was followed-up with a question on mobile veterinary clinics. How is a mobile veterinary clinic 71 regulated? Why are mobile veterinary clinics not allowed in the Rural Buffer? 72 73 Michael Harvey responded that a mobile veterinary clinic is not allowed in the Rural Buffer from a staging standpoint. A 74 mobile veterinary clinic could come to someone’s house within the Rural Buffer to provide a service, but the mobile veterinary 75 clinic could not open the business and stage the business in the Rural Buffer. A property owner in the Rural Buffer cannot 76 engage cannot stage the business on his/her property. 77 78 Michael Harvey continued the presentation. The land use category Non Profit Educational Cooperative is being eliminated due 79 to its ambiguous definition. Planning Staff suspects that this category was originally created to provide opportunities for people 80 to have administrative offices providing multiple services and services to schools. However, this type of office is already 81 captured in the “Professional Office” category, so there is no need for this specific category. Furthermore, in regards to land 82 use, the County Attorney’s Office does not see a significant difference between a non-profit or for-profit status of the 83 organization. Regardless of that non-profit or for-profit, the impact will be the same. In review of the land use category of 84 Schools, Planning Staff has had a request to review the term “preparatory.” Is there a better term? Staff is working on this, but 85 elementary, middle and secondary are being combined into this centralized category. 86 87 Paul Guthrie asked how Planning Staff is defining preparatory. 88 89 Michael Harvey referenced and read aloud Attachment 3. 90 91 David Blankfard asked if preparatory schools included boarding schools. 92 93 Michael Harvey responded that boarding schools would also fall into this category, as long as the school is providing 94 education-based on a curriculum designed to satisfy the state of North Carolina’s Department of Education requirements. 95 96 Tony Blake asked if The Grange or a 4-H club or something similar would fit into the previously discussed category, Non Profit 97 Educational Cooperative. 98 99 Michael Harvey said no. Those types of clubs would be categorized as a lodge, club or social, fraternal, or other organization, 100 or even a camp. 101 102 Tony Blake noted that the primary goal of those clubs is education. 103 104 Paul Guthrie asked about how a home-based individual or organization that does counseling and training for kids in the 105 summer would be categorized. 106 107 Michael Harvey said that from his standpoint, this person would likely need a Home Occupation Permit. 108 124