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<br />8 <br />Ashley Moncado: They would still be able to. You have six people, unrelated, living in the house. Yes, they would still 374 <br />be able to bring that temporary custodial care unit on the property because we’re looking at something separate from 375 <br />the temporary custodial care unit. 376 <br /> 377 <br />Maxecine Mitchell: I just got confused because I thought that was a point to be a determined fact of whether you 378 <br />could put that portable unit for a parent or parents. But the family relationship has nothing to do with it? 379 <br /> 380 <br />Ashley Moncade: For bringing the temporary custodial care unit on the property, no. 381 <br /> 382 <br />Tony Blake: I have one question related to the fire departments. I see this footnote of manufactured homes are built 383 <br />to the standards of the department of housing urban development, HUD certificate, is required by Orange County 384 <br />prior to the placement in the County. Now, before a certain age there are trailers that are extreme fire hazards, built 385 <br />before a certain year. On page 34, at the bottom of the table, there’s a footnote and I’m wondering, does Orange 386 <br />County have an ordinance that is to age out some of these older mobile homes and stuff? 387 <br /> 388 <br />Michael Harvey: No. 389 <br /> 390 <br />Patricia Roberts: Doesn’t the state? 391 <br /> 392 <br />Tony Blake: It’s a problem in the fire department. A lot of people bring in mobile homes from other parts of the state 393 <br />where they’re not allowed and they set them up and they’re extreme fire hazards. They have aluminum wiring, 394 <br />they’ve just reached the end of their duty cycles and they’re a fire trap, they going up like a matchstick and it’s just 395 <br />something to consider, that struck me when I read that because I think these are actually HUD certified. But, that 396 <br />doesn’t necessarily mean much. 397 <br /> 398 <br />James Lea: I guess what’s interesting Tony is how would you get a manufactured home built to the standards to the 399 <br />department of housing? 400 <br /> 401 <br />Tony Blake: Well these all existed before HUD and I think they’re pre-existing and as I said it’s been a concern where 402 <br />these things are actually being imported from county to county where the regulations lack. That contributes to North 403 <br />Carolina being in the burn belt. 404 <br /> 405 <br />Craig Benedict: I’ll check with the division. 406 <br /> 407 <br />Tony Blake: I think it is ’76. I thought it was as late as ’85 or something. 408 <br /> 409 <br />Perdita Holtz: It is ’76; I know this unequivocally. 410 <br /> 411 <br />Tony Blake: Okay. Because there are some in Orange County. 412 <br /> 413 <br />Perdita Holtz: Technically, they’re mobile homes before that and ’76 and later are manufactured homes. 414 <br /> 415 <br />Tony Blake: Okay, so you know the rule better than I do. It just kind of set off a little alarm bell to me because it might 416 <br />encourage people to bring these things in and park them close. 417 <br /> 418 <br />Lydia Wegman: Are there comment, questions? 419 <br /> 420 <br />MOTION made by Laura Nicholson to approve the statement of consistency and the amendment. Tony Blake 421 <br />seconded. 422 <br />VOTE: Unanimous. 423 <br /> 424 <br />AGENDA ITEM 10: COMMITTEE/ADVISORY BOARD REPORTS 425 <br />A. Board of Adjustment 426 <br />B. Orange County Transportation 427