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16 <br /> 1 Michael Harvey said the Board's first action could be to make a recommendation <br /> 2 whether the language establishing the burden of persuasion as contained in section 2.10 on <br /> 3 page 86, section 2.11 on page 92, and section 5.3.2 on page 134 should be stricken. <br /> 4 <br /> 5 A motion was made by Commissioner Greene, seconded by Commissioner Marcoplos, that <br /> 6 language establishing a burden of persuasion for variance, interpretation, and special use <br /> 7 permits as currently contained in Section(s) 2.10 (page 86) ; 2.11 (page 92) ; and 5.3.2 (page <br /> 8 134) reading as follows: `Further, the applicant shall have the burden of persuasion on those <br /> 9 issues' be stricken from the proposed table of permitted uses text amendment consistent with <br /> 10 the approval of the County Attorney. <br /> 11 <br /> 12 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br /> 13 <br /> 14 Commissioner Marcoplos said the section on airport regulations needs to be updated, <br /> 15 and the scenario when one has a small private airstrip. He asked if Michael Harvey could <br /> 16 refresh the BOCC on these topics. <br /> 17 Michael Harvey said currently an airport is allowed through the approval of a class A <br /> 18 special use permit (SUP) in the rural buffer, agricultural residential and rural residential general <br /> 19 use owning districts. He said it was decided that airports are not really wanted in the residential <br /> 20 zoning districts, so this amendment package eliminates them from the RBAR and R1, and <br /> 21 would allow them in the industrial (11, 12 and 13) instead, through a class A SUP. He said he <br /> 22 has been asked if regulation and standards should be developed, not only governing the <br /> 23 development of a private air field for personal use, but also for airport regulations, which are <br /> 24 several decades old. He said staff has attempted to do this on two occasions, but were not met <br /> 25 with much public support. He said there may need to be additional review of these standards, <br /> 26 and reminded the Board that this was designed to address the immediate need of clarifying the <br /> 27 table of permitted uses (TOPU). <br /> 28 Commissioner Marcoplos said he could see a small personal landing strip as being less <br /> 29 intrusive than an airport, and would be worth considering. <br /> 30 Commissioner Marcoplos said he and Michael Harvey talked about alternative energy. <br /> 31 He said conventional wisdom says that wind power does not work in the Piedmont, but this is <br /> 32 wrong, and there needs be some understanding of this as well as regulations around wind <br /> 33 turbines. <br /> 34 Michael Harvey said the County policy currently focuses on solar panels. He said staff <br /> 35 attempted a comprehensive review previously, and were directed to focus on solar panels as <br /> 36 they were the immediate concern. <br /> 37 Michael Harvey summarized what he has heard from the BOCC this evening: <br /> 38 <br /> 39 • Staff to further study potential allowance and development of regulations for pawnshops <br /> 40 and payday lending; <br /> 41 • Give additional review to products and services the County uses to ensure there are <br /> 42 products that can be used locally; e.g.: asphalt plant <br /> 43 • Pay additional attention to animal processing and slaughterhouses, currently listed in <br /> 44 manufacturing land use category; <br /> 45 • Comprehensive review of existing airport regulations, and closer look at air strips <br /> 46 • Explore ways to incorporate additional sources of alternative energy policy into the code <br /> 47 <br /> 48 Michael Harvey said this could be its own independent motion to direct staff to begin the <br /> 49 process. <br />