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19 <br /> <br />Commissioner Rich said this is not the first time that the developer has heard about 1 <br />affordable housing, and she apologized if he was insulted. She said the BOCC is strongly 2 <br />committed to encouraging developers to consider affordable housing, and how they may help. 3 <br />Chair Dorosin said he was not apologizing, as he does not think his comments were out 4 <br />of turn. 5 <br />Commissioner Rich said she wanted to apologize if anyone was insulted. 6 <br />Commissioner Price said she does not see any way that the BOCC can prevent this 7 <br />from proceeding, as it will be built to County standards. 8 <br />Chair Dorosin said the BOCC can vote it down, and the developer will have to go to an 9 <br />exempt subdivision. 10 <br />Commissioner Price said she does not see on what grounds the BOCC could vote this 11 <br />down. 12 <br />Chair Dorosin said on the grounds that the permit said the road would be built to DOT 13 <br />standards, and it is not. 14 <br />Commissioner Price said she takes issue with the construction having already 15 <br />proceeded, but if the developer plans to build to the County’s standards, she does not see how 16 <br />the BOCC can stop it. 17 <br />Chair Dorosin said the developer cannot build to County standards unless the BOCC 18 <br />gives approval of this modification this evening. 19 <br />Commissioner Price said she does not see grounds upon which the BOCC can deny 20 <br />approval. 21 <br />Patrick Mallett said the developer’s plan B would be an exempt subdivion, and would 22 <br />proceed onwards with ten lots. He said there is not a wooded, pastoral or meadow option. 23 <br />John Roberts said the BOCC has two options: vote against this or support this. 24 <br /> 25 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Rich, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos for 26 <br />the Board to: 27 <br /> 28 <br />Approve the Preliminary Plat as submitted and the Resolution of Approval contained in 29 <br />Attachment 9. 30 <br /> 31 <br />VOTE: Ayes, 3 (Commissioner Rich, Commissioner Price, Commissioner Marcoplos); Nays, 3 32 <br />(Commissioner McKee, Commissioner Jacobs, Chair Dorosin) 33 <br /> 34 <br />Motion does not carry with a tied vote. 35 <br /> 36 <br />Chair Dorosin said to bring this back when Commissioner Burroughs is present. 37 <br />John Roberts said the BOCC can continue this to a date certain when Commissioner 38 <br />Burroughs is present. 39 <br /> 40 <br />A motion was made by Commissioner Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos to 41 <br />continue this agenda item to the April 17, 2018 BOCC meeting. 42 <br /> 43 <br />VOTE: UNANIMOUS 44 <br /> 45 <br />Danny Jones said he has a letter in his safe at home from 2014 which states his 46 <br />approval from the BOCC was based on these roads being private. 47 <br />Patrick Mallett said the rub is that the language says, “built to NC DOT standards”; so 48 <br />whether it is public or private is somewhat irrelevant, and meeting the standards is the 49 <br />requirement. 50