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25 DRAFT <br />1 Craig Benedict said that no, but farmers can write to the telecommunication companies 5 <br />2 or they can contact whomever they want to pursue towers on their properties <br />3 independently from the MTP. <br />4 <br />5 Noah Rannell asked about preferred sites are in order as listed and why a farmer's falls <br />6 in at number five. <br />8 Craiq Benedict said that the way that we are suggesting this now. Commissioner <br />9 Gordon asked why we want the agriculture below the commercial in the priority. <br />10 <br />11 Craig Benedict said that agriculture was considered as a part of the MTP plan and until <br />12 the County accepts the MTP farms fall out of the siting criteria. <br />13 <br />14 Commissioner Gordon asked why we are not doing MTP now. <br />15 <br />16 Craig Benedict said that using the MTP for a planning tool for information for does not <br />17 give them the ability to put a priority list in the MTP. He stated this could be done for the <br />18 February 2004 public hearing. <br />19 <br />20 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this went to public hearing in February would they lose <br />21 a whole year of applications. <br />22 <br />23 Craig Benedict stated that they would have to ask the County Attorney's office if there is <br />24 some vesting. <br />25 <br />26 Sean Borhanian said that there would not be vesting. <br />27 <br />28 A motion was made by Commissioner Barry Jacobs, seconded by Commissioner <br />29 Halkiotis to accept the Administration's recommendation to refer the proposed <br />30 amendments to the Planning Board for a recommendation to be returned to the <br />31 BOCC no sooner than January 26, 2004. <br />32 <br />33 VOTE: UNANIMOUS <br />34 <br />35 4. Text Amendments to the Orange County Subdivision Regulations <br />36 <br />37 Craig Benedict <br />38 <br />39 a. Amend Section IV-13-3 (Streets) to consider requiring bicycle facilities, sidewalks, <br />40 and common access points concurrent with development projects that abut or <br />41 adjoin roadways with approved access management plans. <br />42 <br />43 Craig Benedict said that these items both have to do with amendments to subdivision <br />44 regulations and you can have good regulations. They were able to do a study with Orange <br />45 Grove road plan that has universal applications. <br />46 <br />47 Commissioner Jacobs asked if this will apply on Orange Grove Road. <br />48