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4 6 7 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 2s 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 9 The description of proposed uses is a requirement for the existing Historic Sites Non-Residential Reuse/Mixed Use category (S54) and for home occupations. Providing this type of information helps to ensure that commercial uses remain accessory to primary residential uses, as appropriate for three- room bed and breakfasts. 3. The landscape plan requirement is too onerous for Bed ~ Breakfast establishments. The County s existing Site Plan approval process includes a landscape plan requirement. Typically the landscape plan shows important specimen trees and, when required, Land Use Bu„~ers. Landscape information is often shown on the base plan for small projects. Each tree does not have to be individually ident~ed showing an "existing tree line " is often sufficient for large lots, where the bulk of the property remains wooded. 4. Standard site plan requirements are too costly for small operations to have prepared by a professional. The proposed amendments far Rural Guest Establishments will reduce the approval process for three- room bed & breakfast operations from a Class A special use permit to a zoning permit. The County should require a basic amount of information when considering permits for commercial uses. 5. Requiring specific types of sign lighting is not necessary. The County is pursuing whether ar not solar powered frxtures will provide su,~`icient illumination for outdoor sides. Development Process, Schedule agd Action 1) Public Hearing on May 29, 2001. 3) Planning Board to make recommendation to BOCC. • Planning Board shall make a recommendation within 3 regularly scheduled meetings. • If Planning Board fails to make a recommendation within the allocated time, the application shall be forwarded to the BOCC without a Planning Board recommendation. '3) BOCC makes final decision. FINANCIAL IMPACT: No fiscal impact is associated with this decision RECOMMENDATION(S): Plannin Staff Recommendation: Approval of the proposed amendments as given in the attached documents. Moon reviewed each of the amendments. These were outlined in the agenda packet. She made reference to the comments from Noah Ranells and said that they were included in the agenda packet. His main interest was in the three-bedroom bed and breakfast facilities. Several clarifying questions were answered satisfactorily by Benedict Elizabeth Davidson asked what provoked the requirement of the driveway permit because she had not heard about it in all of the months of working on her proposal. Benedict said that NCDOT, on any publicly maintained road, requires safe and adequate access to the roadway. This would require a driveway permit. Language will be added to reflect that other agencies have requirements. Elizabeth Davidson said that she thinks NCDOT will require a driveway permit every time. She said that the applicant should know this at the beginning so that they could be prepared. Chair Gooding-Ray said that other agencies are constantly changing their requirements and it would be a bad idea to mention the requirement in the Orange County ordinance. Discussion ensued about the requirements of other agencies and the responsibilities of the applicant. MOTION: Katx moved to accept the proposed amendments to the Bed and Breakfast zoning ordinance, which is incorporated herein by reference. VOTE: Unanimous