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Approved 3.3.21 <br /> 280 Craig Benedict: We have noticed that cities have the ability to ask to clean up areas that become eyesores. Counties do <br /> 281 not have that ability. We're going to take a look at 160D which takes Counties and Cities makes them more similar.This <br /> 282 something that Michael Harvey and I will take a look at and it would be implemented, if possible, in areas that are intended <br /> 283 to have urban or city-like activities. <br /> 284 <br /> 285 Carrie Fletcher: I live out in the country and you talk about a nuisance ordinance,trailer parks and old cars and letting <br /> 286 properties fall apart is always an issue. I'm not against farmers not being able to keep up with property but still there are a <br /> 287 lot of people that don't want to have the neighbor that has 20 or 30 cars. Are you saying this won't come out to rural <br /> 288 Orange County? <br /> 289 <br /> 290 Craig Benedict: We do have certain ordinances about cars,junk cars. There is an ordinance about that. This is more like <br /> 291 if the grass is too long or the storage of material becomes what is known as an eyesore. There could be some standards <br /> 292 that go to the rural areas but we have to be cautious with that for enforcement reasons. <br /> 293 <br /> 294 Perdita Holtz: Just to be clear that 160D has to do with zoning, it does not have anything to do with the nuisance <br /> 295 ordinances. Nuisance ordinances are not going to be something that a county can necessarily do outright under 160D. <br /> 296 On the last two pages of the agenda materials,there are detailed explanations on these emerging issues and also the <br /> 297 work plan. This is just a list on the PowerPoint,the more detailed list is in the packet. <br /> 298 <br /> 299 Carrie Fletcher: On the climate change issue,the collaboration between the Commission for the Environment(CFE)and <br /> 300 our Planning Board; I would love to see furtherance of those two agencies getting together. I think it could be a lot less <br /> 301 disagreement because there are a lot of people on CFE that would like a lot of things furthered in Orange County but I also <br /> 302 understand the roles of the commission and of the Planning Board. The Planning Board has a very specific role and 1 <br /> 303 understand the distinction between the two. Maybe if there were more understanding and cohesion between the two it <br /> 304 would be something to entertain going forward. <br /> 305 <br /> 306 Craig Benedict: We'll make note of that. <br /> 307 <br /> 308 Kim Piracci: I would like to speak out in favor of the nuisance ordinance even though I have eight plus acres out here in <br /> 309 the county and I don't really want people telling me what I can do with it. However,there is a house down the road that <br /> 310 basically, uses their yard as a dump and it looks like a dump and it smells like a dump and there is not really anything that <br /> 311 can be done about it. While they have the freedom to use their place as a dump, it is affecting my property value. <br /> 312 <br /> 313 Craig Benedict: It's an energized topic, it's a tricky issue especially for counties that have such a wide range of activities. <br /> 314 We'll keep it on the list. <br /> 315 <br /> 316 Perdita Holtz: David,you mentioned something about post-COVID, it sounded like it was something about evaluating <br /> 317 changes that emerge post-COVID and respond appropriately. <br /> 318 <br /> 319 David Blankfard: Right, based on changing how offices work, how people gather. <br /> 320 <br /> 321 Randy Marshall: I'll second that. <br /> 322 <br /> 323 Perdita Holtz: We probably need to get buy-in from the Planning Board on that and on Carrie's request to work jointly with <br /> 324 the CFE on climate change issues. <br /> 325 <br /> 326 Carrie Fletcher: To clarify, it wouldn't be just for climate change issues it would be for collaborative issues regarding any <br /> 327 kind of expansion within the County itself. Maybe some kind of collaborative interaction that we could have that would find <br /> 328 out about watershed issues that maybe someone more educated in that matter would be good to know prior to voting on <br /> 329 things like this. That's where I was headed with it. <br /> 330 <br /> 331 Craig Benedict: We could add it to the list. To talk about collaborative relationships with particular boards. We think there <br /> 332 is a need for that. We will move this topic about collaboration with other advisory boards as one of our applied topics. <br /> 333 <br /> 334 David Blankfard: Can you put down, for example, the board that Carrie is referring, Commission for the Environment. <br /> 335 <br />