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Approved 5/2/2018 <br /> <br />AGENDA ITEM 4: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS – HP-CZ (HOME PARK – CONDITIONAL 102 ZONING) DISTRICT - To review government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO that will clean up items that 103 <br />were inadvertently omitted from amendments that were adopted in 2017. 104 <br /> 105 PRESENTER: Patrick Mallett, Planner II 106 <br /> 107 <br />Patrick Mallett presented the item. He explained that the word “mobile” is being removed from the UDO because the 108 <br />legal term now is a manufactured home and the intent is to allow for flexibility such as for home park operators to use 109 <br />recreational vehicles temporarily. Also, there is a reference to existing mobile home parks and he will consult the 110 <br />county attorney’s office on that because there is a taxation difference for mobile home parks. 111 <br /> 112 <br /> 113 <br />AGENDA ITEM 5: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS – ADD USES TO HP-CZ 114 DISTRICT - To review government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO that will add allowable potential uses 115 <br />in the HP-CZ District 116 <br /> 117 <br />PRESENTER: Patrick Mallett, Planner II 118 <br /> 119 <br />Patrick Mallett said there is piece of property on which the county is considering creating a home park district. That 120 <br />property would also include some governmental and recreational uses. These amendments would increase the cap 121 <br />to 100 acres and allow for the governmental and recreational uses. 122 <br /> 123 <br />Kim Piracci said in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, there are parks that have both mobile homes and tiny homes. Is this 124 <br />the intent? 125 <br /> 126 <br />Patrick Mallett said legally speaking, there is no such thing as a tiny home. Tiny homes have to fall in a variety of 127 <br />categories. Most commonly, tiny homes are on wheels. They either have to be built to a stick-built standard, modular 128 <br />home standard, or manufactured home standard or recreational vehicle model. The greatest difficulty to overcome is 129 <br />that the framing dimensions do not meet any code. 130 <br /> 131 <br />Patrick Mallett said these amendments address home parks, manufactured homes or temporary residential units. 132 <br />The temporary residential units have to meet the building code after being in place for 180 days. Temporary 133 <br />residential units have a water and sewer hook-up like a recreational vehicle. 134 <br /> 135 <br />Planning Director Craig Benedict said North Carolina is addressing standards for smaller homes. 136 <br /> 137 <br />AGENDA ITEM 6: UNIFIED DEVELOPMENT ORDINANCE (UDO) TEXT AMENDMENTS – SUBDIVISION REVIEW 138 PROCESS - To review government-initiated amendments to the text of the UDO that will modify subdivision review 139 <br />processes, in accordance with Session Law 2017-10. 140 <br /> 141 <br />PRESENTER: Patrick Mallett, Planner II 142 <br /> 143 <br />Patrick Mallett said this amendment will mirror state legislation. This language created an expedited subdivision. If 144 <br />the property is five acres and the property owner is creating no more than three lots, than the subdivision would be 145 <br />expedited in that only a plat would be required. He thinks the intent for this regulation is for families to be able to 146 <br />subdivide some property for family members. 147 <br /> 148 <br /> 149