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3 <br /> <br />the unit be taken down 60 days after the person moves out or dies, and <br />not allowing it to be used again makes it extremely unlikely it will ever <br />be used. <br />Staff Response: The proposed amendment has been revised to <br />address these concerns. The amendment removes the relative or legal <br />guardian requirement and allows for a unit to stay on the property for up <br />to 180 days after the temporary unit is no longer needed. <br /> <br /> BOCC Member Comment: The proposed text amendment is too <br />restrictive as presented. Additional uses should be explored and <br />discussed to allow more options for residents to accommodate mentally <br />or physically impaired individuals on their property. <br />Staff Response: The proposed amendment is based on regulations <br />contained in the North Carolina State Legislature’s Session Law 2014 - <br />94. In order for the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) to be <br />consistent and meet regulations of the Session Law, the amendment is <br />being proposed as presented. Though standards may appear limiting, <br />the addition of temporary health care structure regulations by the State <br />Legislature does help to provide residents with another option to <br />address caregiving needs of mentally or physically impaired individuals. <br /> <br />In addition to these standards relating to temporary health care <br />structures, other options are currently provided in the UDO that may be <br />viewed as less restrictive. Existing standards contained in the UDO <br />allow for additional options in caring for mentally or physically impaired <br />individuals on a temporary or permanent basis. One option includes <br />efficiency apartments, also known as accessory dwelling units, which <br />may be constructed as an additional dwelling unit, accessory to a single <br />family residence. The UDO also allows for temporary mobile homes for <br />custodial care purposes to be placed as an accessory dwelling unit to <br />an existing single family residence. Both of these options would allow <br />individuals to provide onsite care to impaired relatives. Standards <br />outlined in the UDO provide for the creation of Family Care Homes and <br />Group Care Facilities. The amendment is also proposing to allow up to <br />five unrelated persons to live together in a dwelling unit. This would <br />allow residents wanting to provide care to impaired individuals who are <br />unrelated to do so. <br /> <br />Additional options for residential caregiving and temporary health care <br />structures can be reviewed in the summary chart below. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> 6