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1 <br /> APPROVED 3/7/2017 <br /> MINUTES <br /> ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS <br /> QUARTERLY PUBLIC HEARING <br /> FEBRUARY 13, 2017 <br /> 7:00 P.M. <br /> The Orange County Board of Commissioners met for a Quarterly Public Hearing on Monday, <br /> February 13, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Whitted Building in Hillsborough, N.C. <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS PRESENT: Chair Mark Dorosin and Commissioners Mia <br /> Burroughs, Barry Jacobs, Mark Marcoplos, Earl McKee, Renee Price and Penny Rich <br /> COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ABSENT: <br /> COUNTY ATTORNEY PRESENT: James Bryan (Staff Attorney) <br /> COUNTY STAFF PRESENT: Deputy County Manager Travis Myren and Deputy Clerk to the <br /> Board David Hunt (All other staff members will be identified appropriately below) <br /> Chair Dorosin called the meeting to order at 7:01 p.m. <br /> A. OPENING REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR <br /> Chair Dorosin noted the dual purpose of this evening's meeting: a quarterly public <br /> hearing and a Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) work session. <br /> B. PUBLIC CHARGE <br /> Chair Dorosin dispensed with the reading of the Public Charge. <br /> C. PUBLIC HEARING — QUASI JUDICIAL ITEMS <br /> NONE <br /> D. PUBLIC HEARING — LEGISLATIVE ITEMS <br /> 1. Comprehensive Plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Text Amendment - To <br /> review government-initiated amendments to the text of the Comprehensive Plan and <br /> UDO regarding revisions and modifications to the Mobile Home Park Conditional Zoning <br /> District (MHP-CZD). The modifications would revise the district standards to also allow <br /> for Temporary Residential Units [namely, Recreational Vehicles (RVs)]. The zoning <br /> district would also be renamed Home Park Conditional Zoning District (HP-CZD). <br /> BACKGROUND: This amendment is in response to a BOCC work session item on February 18, <br /> 2016 reviewing current development regulations and discussing opportunities for allowing more <br /> flexibility with respect to residential development. During this work session, staff recommended <br /> modifying the existing MHP-CZ District to allow for temporary residential units within mobile <br /> home parks, including recreational vehicles (RVs) and tiny homes constructed to the RV <br /> standard. Information from the work session can be viewed at: <br /> http://server3.co.orange.nc.us:8088/weblink8/0/fol/40558/Rowl.aspx. <br /> This item was presented to the Ordinance Review Committee (ORC) at its November 2, 2016 <br /> meeting. As a result of various comments received on the proposal, staff has crafted an <br /> amendment that: <br /> i. Provides standards for Temporary Residential Units that allow for up to a 180-day <br />