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MINUTES OF THE ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS January 6, 1969 eaohl r'ACE xa- The Board of Cormiissioners for the County of Orange, North Carolina, met in regular session at the Courthouse in Hillsborough, North Carolina, at 10:00 A.M., on January 6, 1969. Members Present: Chairman Carl M. Smith, and Commissioners Harvey D. Bennett, William C. Ray, Ira-,A. -Ward and Henry S. Walker. Members Absent: None Minutes were read and approved. Reverend Samuel Fudge, Mrs. Ruth Long, Howard Johnson, Vincent Lamphier and Mrs. Dorothy Gamble were present to discuss with the Board the names which had been submitted for consideration as prospective members for the Human Relations Council. Discussion ensued. Norman Long, Zoning Officer, presented the annual report of the Planning Board and the Board of Adjustments. The Zoning officer presented the proposed amendments to the Orange County Zoning Ordinance. The following amendments were endorsed by the Planning Board: "Amend Section 7.2.2 to read: Each mobile home in a mobile home park shall occupy a designated mobile home space of at least 10,000 square feet, with a width of at least 6$ feet exclusive of common driveways. This is a maximum density. The local health department has the authority to require more than 10,000 square feet per mobile home. Amend Section 12.1 to read: Any nonconforming building or other structure may be continued in that use but may not be expanded in cubical content or floor area and may not be converted to a different nonconforming use. Any nonconforming buildin or other structure that is demolished or destroyed in excess of 60? of its extent at the time of adoption of this ordinance may not be rebuilt as a nonconforming use. A n- conforming building or other structure that is demolished or destroyed less than 60% may be rebuilt provided there is no inc ase in cubical content or floor area and the rebuilding takes place thin two years of the demolition or destruction. (The second paragraph of Section 12.1 would remain in the Ordinance unchanged.) Amend Section 11.6 to read: Health Officer approval of Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Facilities The Zoning Officer shall not issue a zoning permit for any use, building, or purpose without written approval of any and all needed or proposed water supply and sewage disposal facilities from the district health office or the appropriate State Health Agency. Issurance and use of zoning permits shall be subject to all terms and qualifications imposed by the District Health Officer or the appropriate State Health Agency and copies of all approvals, terms and qualifications shall be kept on File in the Zoning Office." Upon motion of Commissioner Walker, seconded by Commissioner Bennett, it was moved and unanimously adopted, that Section 7.2.2, Section 12.1 and Section 11.6 of the Orange County Zoning Ordinance be amended as recommended by the Planning Board. The Zoning Officer stated that no action was taken by the Board of Commissioners on the request of Mrs. Russell Lloyd relative to the rezoning of her property from a residential area to a mobile home park area. Mr. Long further stated that Mrs. Lloyd's request had been approved by the Planning Board. Upon motion of Commissioner Ray, seconded by Commissioner Walker, it was moved and unanimously adopted that the request of Mrs. Russell Lloyd to rezone 6.38 acres located on old highway #86 at Calvander from a residential area to a mobile home park area be accepted. The Zoning officer was instructed by the Board to schedule a public hearing if any legal technicality should occur relative to the Lloyd rezoning request.