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ALL RIGHT, LET'S[1.CALL TO ORDER]
CALL THE ORDER.HOW'S THE JUDGE DOING OVER THAT?
WE HAVE IN FRONT OF US THE AGENDA FOR TONIGHT.
[ 3. APPROVAL OF AGENDA]
DID ANYBODY HAVE ANY CHANGES? I, I DON'T SEE ANY CHANGES.WE ARE NOT, WE ARE NOT GETTING A COPY OF THE, UM, THE MINUTES ON EMAIL NOW.
RIGHT? UM, COME IN OUR PACKET.
YOU KNOW WHERE WE COULD READ OVER THEM? I HAVEN'T SEEN IN MINUTES OTHER THAN JUST A WHILE AGO.
SO, MR. GURLEY SHOULD HAVE SENT THE MINUTES WHEN HE SENT THE JANUARY PACKET, UM, FOR THE, I BELIEVE IT WAS NOVEMBER MEETING.
BOTH ME AND MR. BASSETT WERE BEHIND GETTING THE AGENDA TOGETHER FOR TONIGHT.
UH, ME AND MR. DREWRY GOT IT TOGETHER TODAY.
AND THAT'S THE INFORMATION IN FRONT OF YOU.
AND THAT DOES INCLUDE THE MINUTES FROM OUR NOVEMBER MEETING, UM, AS WELL AS THE, UH, MINUTES FROM JANUARY.
SHALL WE APPROVE THE AGENDA THEN? YEAH.
[ 4. APPROVAL OF MINUTES]
NEXT UP AS YOU, MR. SHA WAS SAYING, WE HAVE THE NOVEMBER 19TH REGULAR MEETING MINUTES AS WELL AS, UM, LAST MONTH'S MEETING WHERE WE DIDN'T MAKE, WE DIDN'T HAVE THE FORUM.I DID NOT SEE ANY CHANGES THAT NEEDED TO BE MADE.
WANNA OPEN IT UP FOR CITIZEN'S COMMENTS? WE HAVE NO CITIZENS SIGNED UP.
THEN WE'LL CLOSE IT THROUGH THE ELECTION.
THINK THIS IS THE PART WHERE YOU ALL, YOU ALL TAKE OVER, RIGHT? YEP.
[6.ELECTION OF CHAIRMAN FOR 2026]
ON TO NUMBER SIX.ELECTION OF THE CHAIRMAN FOR 2026.
ATTACHED AS A RESOLUTION FOR ADOPTION.
WE'RE OPEN TO ANY NOMINATIONS.
I'M, UH, I NOMINATE MS. SHEETS.
I WILL TURN THE MEETING BACK OVER TO YOU.
SHALL I READ THIS INTO THE RECORD? NOT IT, NOT JUST, JUST KEEP, JUST KEEP GOING.
YOU CAN TAKE JUST THE MOTION THAT, THAT, UH, OKAY.
[7.ELECTION OF VICE CHAIRMAN FOR 2026]
I MAKE A MOTION FOR VICE CHAIRMAN DONNY BOSTIC.ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING? AYE.
[8.ELECTION OF SECRETARY FOR 2026]
NOW WE'RE ON FOR THE ELECTION OF SECRETARY.I MAKE A MOTION THAT WE, UH, FOR MR. C FOR SECRETARY, MR. OH, I'M SORRY.
I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M THINKING.
YOU GONNA SECOND THAT? THIS, THIS GOES TO VIN.
I JUST THOUGHT YOU WANTED SOMETHING TO DO.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING? AYE.
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NEXT ON[9.DETERMINATION OF MEETING SCHEDULE FOR 2026]
THE AGENDA NUMBER NINE, WE HAVE THE PROPOSED MEETING SCHEDULED FOR THIS YEAR WILL BE THE THIRD WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH.OBVIOUSLY IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESS, WE WON'T BE MEETING.
WE'LL WE'LL HAVE A STANDING MEETING.
IF WE DON'T HAVE ANY BUSINESS, IT'LL BE CANCELED.
THAT WAY WE WON'T HAVE TO CALL AN EMERGENCY.
WE USED TO HAVE IT EVERY THREE MONTHS.
WELL, WE DID SOMETHING THE OTHER YEAR WHERE WE SAID WE WERE GONNA MEET AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES.
I'LL MAKE A MOTION WITH THE DOCTOR.
ALL MEMBERS PRESENT VOTING? AYE.
DO YOU HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS, MADAM CHAIR? WE DO NOT HAVE ANY OLD BUSINESS.
THEN WE'LL MOVE TO NEW BUSINESS.
MADAM CHAIR, WE DO NOT HAVE ANY NEW BUSINESS.
[12.REVIEW OF BY-LAWS]
ON TO THE REVIEW OF THE BYLAWS.I AND THOSE HAVE NOT BEEN CHANGED SINCE LAST YEAR, CORRECT? CORRECT.
I MAKE A MOTION WE ACCEPT THE, UH, BYLAWS AS THEY STAND.
[13.REVIEW CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT]
THE CODE OF ETHICS AND STANDARDS OF CONDUCT.THESE ARE ALSO THE SAME AS LAST YEAR, IS THAT CORRECT? CORRECT.
I WILL ADD THERE, THERE IS NO MOTION OR RESOLUTION TO ADOPT MM-HMM
AND WE DON'T HAVE TO READ IT INTO THE MINUTES.
A FEW YEARS AGO WE WERE READING THE CODE OF ETHICS INTO THE MINUTES.
WE DECIDED WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO THAT.
[15.ZONING ADMINISTRATOR COMMENTS ]
COMMENTS FROM ANY OF THE BOARD MEMBERS OTHER THAN WE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE THE, UM, INFORMATION ON, UM, MR. MR. YEAGER WHENEVER THAT'S AVAILABLE? YEP.DO YOU ALL HAVE ANYTHING FOR US? UH, NO.
JUST THANK YOU ALL FOR COMING TONIGHT.
UM, I'M GLAD WE WERE ABLE TO GET THIS OVER WITH TONIGHT.
UM, HOWEVER, LAST WEEK I DID SPEAK TO AN ENGINEER FOR THAT LOT.
SO IT APPEARS SHE MIGHT BE DOING SOME RECONFIGURING WITH HER, WITH HER HOUSE.
BUT UNTIL LAST WEEK WE HAD NOT HEARD ANYTHING.
IT WASN'T THE CASE WE HEARD BEFORE.
YEAH, IT WAS THE ONE IN NOVEMBER.
SHE, THEY DID NOT REACH OUT UNTIL LAST WEEK.
UH, AN ENGINEER REACHED OUT, WELL, I GUESS THERE WERE HOLIDAYS AND STUFF INVOLVED TOO.
UH, SHE'S STILL PLANNING ON THE SAME HOUSE, SAME LOCATION.
I'M, UH, IT'S THE SAME LOCATION AS IN LIKE THE LOT.
UM, AND LIKE I, LIKE WE SAID IN NOVEMBER, SHE HAS AN APPROVED BUILDING PERMIT FROM WHAT SHE PROVIDED THAT MET SETBACKS.
UM, I BELIEVE SHE MAY HAVE HIRED AN ENGINEER TO KIND OF GET CREATIVE ON HOW SHE CAN BUILD THE HOUSE SHE WANTS WITHIN HER SETBACKS.
UM, I SPOKE WITH THAT ENGINEER ON THE PHONE, EXPLAINED TO HIM, UH, WHAT NEEDED TO BE MET.
UM, AND I HAVEN'T HEARD BACK SINCE.
WELL, THAT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU CAN SETTLE WITHOUT COMING HERE, RIGHT? ABSOLUTELY.
Y'ALL, Y'ALL WON'T, Y'ALL WON'T HEAR FROM THAT AGAIN.
WELL, I'M GLAD SHE'S MOVING FORWARD.
OUTSIDE OF THAT, THAT'S ALL I HAVE, MIKE.
OTHER THAN THAT, I DON'T KNOW.
THIS PROBABLY WON'T IMPACT Y'ALL, BUT, UH, MAY HAVE SOME LEGISLATION'S BEEN PROPOSED UP IN RICHMOND IS A RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF LEGISLATIVE SESSIONS, UH, GIVEN BGAS THE MORAL POWER TO UH,
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ACTUALLY REGULATE ZONING IN THAT COMMUNITIES ON, ON HOUSING AND, AND SO FORTH AND SO ON.I PERSONALLY DON'T ANTICIPATE IT GOING THROUGH, BUT JUST LET YOU KNOW THAT'S, UH, IT'S SOME ACTIVITY THAT RICHMOND, THE LAWS BEEN PROPOSED TO EXPAND Y'ALL.
IS THAT PART OF THAT PUSH THEY'RE MAKING NATIONWIDE TO TRY TO STREAMLINE MORE ZONING STUFF FOR HOUSING YEAH.
IT, THERE'S SOME BILLS AND THIS IS NOT THE ONLY ONE UP IN RICHMOND IN THE CROSS DIVISION MM-HMM
UM, YEAH, I KNEW THAT WAS GOING ON NATIONALLY.
AND UH, I, I THINK THIS LAW, AND I HAVEN'T REALLY, I DON'T GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION TO 'EM UNTIL RIGHT.
BUT WE'LL HAVE TO STOP DOING IT PRETTY QUICKLY.
IT'S JUST THIS YEAR IT'S DIFFERENT UP IN RICHMOND.
'CAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE A, YOU DON'T HAVE A WHOLE, YOU DON'T HAVE ONE QUALITY THAT CAN STOP MM-HMM
SO, SO IT'LL BE CLEARER SOONER.
BUT YES, THAT'S, UH, I THINK THE LAW WAS A PROPOSAL WAS TO GIVE Y'ALL BASICALLY THE, UH, A PERSON CAN APPEAL TO Y'ALL MM-HMM
TO CHANGE THE ZONING IF THEY THINK THAT THE GOVERNMENT IS BEING TO MM-HMM
NOT, YOU KNOW, I, IT'S, IT'S, UM, BUT WE DON'T WANT TO BUILD ON EVERY ENGINE OF LAND THAT EXISTS IN THIS WORLD.
AND EVEN, YOU KNOW, I'VE READ SO MUCH STUFF FROM SEVERAL OTHER STATES TOO ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE DOING AND I MEAN THAT LOOSENING UP THE RULES, AND THIS MAY HAVE BEEN IN VIRGINIA TOO.
UM, AGAIN, PROPOSED ON SECONDARY HOMES.
THE A DU THING'S A BIG PUSH NATIONWIDE.
UM, THEY, THEY'VE LOOSENED THAT UP.
I DO, I DO KNOW THAT WAS CONTINUED TO 27 MM-HMM
THAT LEGISLATION WAS TO ALLOW IT EVERYWHERE UP.
SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING IS, UM, THE BIG ONE THAT I'VE BEEN TRACKING IS IT LOOKS LIKE THAT, UM, IT WILL BE PASSED THAT MANUFACTURED HOUSING WILL BE ALLOWED ON IN ALL ZONING DISTRICTS THAT ALLOW A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT RECLASSIFYING THOSE TOO OR SOMETHING.
SO I I I GUESS THEY CAN ALLOW THAT.
SO, SO THE WAY THE, THE BILL, IT, IT STRIKES A LOT OF THE LANGUAGE REFERRING TO AG LAND.
UM, RIGHT NOW IT'S EXEMPT ON AG LAND.
IT CAN, IT CAN BE PLACED ON AG LAND WITH THIS BILL.
IT WOULD STRIKE THAT LANGUAGE AND BASICALLY ALLOW IT EVERYWHERE, ANY ZONING DISTRICT AND IN ANY LOCALITY THAT ALLOWS A SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING.
HOW, HOW ARE THEY MONKEYING WITH THE DEFINITION ON MANUFACTURED OWNED? THE BILLS THAT I'VE READ HAVE NOT MESSED WITH THE DEFINITION.
YOU KNOW, MANUFACTURED HOUSING IS A BROAD YEAH.
AND BROAD RANGE OF THINGS THERE.
WHAT, WHAT I'VE BEEN HEARING ON IT, JUST FROM SOME OF THE STUFF THAT I PAY ATTENTION TO, UM, ON, ON KIND OF MORE LIKE THE REAL ESTATE INVESTING SIDE.
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT, THAT'S ONE OF THE THINGS THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT WAS THEY WERE, THEY WERE GONNA KIND OF RESTRUCTURE THAT DEFINITION A LITTLE BIT AS TO WHAT EXACTLY WAS CONSTITUTED AS A MANUFACTURED HOME SO THEY COULD START BRINGING IN SOME STUFF THAT WAS PREASSEMBLED.
UM, MORE LIKE A MODULAR AND, AND START DOING THAT TO TRY TO SPEED UP, YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THE, THE WHOLE BIG PUSH IS THE HOUSING AFFORDABILITY, SEWAGE AND AFFORDABILITY.
AND THIS IS ONE WAY THEY'RE LOOKING AT GETTING AFFORDABILITY AND DIFFERENT THINGS.
UM, AND, AND JUST SPEEDING THE PROCESS UP.
AND THEN I GUESS AS FAR AS CASES GO, THAT'S PRETTY MUCH KIND OF THE ONLY THING YOU WOULD HAVE ON THE RADAR.
YEAH, I, I DON'T CURRENTLY HAVE ANY, ANY CASES ON THE RADAR FOR YOU ALL.
UM, LIKE I, LIKE I SAID LAST YEAR, I KIND OF VIEW MY JOB AS STEER PEOPLE WHO, WHO NEED TO COME HERE TO, TO COME HERE AND STEER THE PEOPLE WHO DON'T QUALIFY AWAY.
UM, JUST TO SAVE THEM A LITTLE BIT OF MONEY.
THEY HAVE THE RIGHT TO APPLY FOR A VARIANCE OR AN APPEAL WHENEVER THEY FEEL LIKE IT.
BUT, UM, I DON'T WANT TO HAVE ANYBODY COME HERE JUST TO BE SHOT DOWN AS FAR AS NOTIFICATIONS GO TO FOR THE FUTURE MEETINGS, EMAIL, PHONE CALLS.
MR. GURLEY'S STILL GONNA MAKE A YES, YES.
WEEKLY PHONE CALL OR WHATEVER WHEN HE'S BACK IN THE OFFICE.
OUR HOPE IS IS THAT MR. GURLEY WILL RETURN NEXT WEEK.
WELL THAT'S WHO HIS WIFE IS IN GOOD ENOUGH SHAPE THAT HE CAN.
WITH NOTHING ELSE, I'LL ADJOURN THIS MEETING.