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MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 7, 1981 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on January 7, 1981, in the Commissioners' Room, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Commissioners present: Commissioner Anne Barnes, Chair, and Commis- sioners Norman Gustaveson, Norman Walker and Richard'Whitted. Commissioners absent: Commissioner Don Willhoit. Commissioner Barnes called the meeting to order and the work session began with Mr. Jim Polatty's presentation by Article of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance and Land Use P10. `Mr. Polatty began with Article 7. (See the Minutes of December 9; '1980, for a colry of the Staff memorandum detailing suggested changes.) Article 7 Commissioner Walker arrived during the discussion of Article 7. Mr. Polatty said there were no major changes in Article 7 as a re- suit of the public hearing on November 24, 1980, and explained the Land Use Intensity Ratio system to the Board. Article 8 Commissioner Gustaveson toad Planning Staff the formula on page 8.9 of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance is incorrect (see the Minutes of November 24, 1980, for a copy of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance). The Board directed planning staff to delete reference to the State Airport System plan in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Whitted, citing Section 8.8.4 of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance, said the planning staff should eliminate the special use re- quirement for group homes. The Board directed the planning staff to obtain State laws pertaining to the numbers of persons who may be housed in a group home, half -way homes, etc. -The Board felt the special use requirement was discriminatory. Commissioner Walker left during the latter part of this discussion. r: std i 'a 6 t ii4 ; MINUTES ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS JANUARY 7, 1981 The Orange County Board of Commissioners met in special session on January 7, 1981, in the Commissioners' Room, Orange County Courthouse, Hillsborough, North Carolina. Commissioners present: Commissioner Anne Barnes, Chair, and Commis- sioners Norman Gustaveson, Norman Walker and Richard'Whitted. Commissioners absent: Commissioner Don Willhoit. Commissioner Barnes called the meeting to order and the work session began with Mr. Jim Polatty's presentation by Article of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance and Land Use P10. `Mr. Polatty began with Article 7. (See the Minutes of December 9; '1980, for a colry of the Staff memorandum detailing suggested changes.) Article 7 Commissioner Walker arrived during the discussion of Article 7. Mr. Polatty said there were no major changes in Article 7 as a re- suit of the public hearing on November 24, 1980, and explained the Land Use Intensity Ratio system to the Board. Article 8 Commissioner Gustaveson toad Planning Staff the formula on page 8.9 of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance is incorrect (see the Minutes of November 24, 1980, for a copy of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance). The Board directed planning staff to delete reference to the State Airport System plan in the Proposed Zoning Ordinance. Commissioner Whitted, citing Section 8.8.4 of the Proposed Zoning Ordinance, said the planning staff should eliminate the special use re- quirement for group homes. The Board directed the planning staff to obtain State laws pertaining to the numbers of persons who may be housed in a group home, half -way homes, etc. -The Board felt the special use requirement was discriminatory. Commissioner Walker left during the latter part of this discussion.