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So, this is just kind of a housekeeping measure asking for changes to the Zoning and Subdivision Code to address the Energov launch. There is also a second component of our request and that's you'll recall I think it was last year sometime we sent through a medical clinic bill to amend the zoning code. To make some changes to where medical clinics are permitted, which zoning districts they're permitted in, and during that change there was a typographical error. It was actually a word error where we were using, I suppose an old copy of a word document and trying to revise the code off of that and so it was just one word error that we are asking for a correction on at this time related to the Family Agricultural zoning district. Those changes that we're requesting are shown in the draft bill and you can see it on page, you can see the changes on pages 2 through 4 of your goldenrod background and recommendation report. And I'd be happy to answer any questions that the Commission has related to those. Oh, I would also like to add that we received one (1) email testimony from Cory Harden and in that email she had some concerns. She wanted to find out what circumstances or what the meaning of`similar matters' is related to our Real Property Tax payment and we got clarification from the Director of Finance that there are times when a landowner has filed for bankruptcy or they have some other Court Order that provides them relief from paying property taxes and in those situations we can still accept a Planning Department application for processing. LIN: Mai a,just to clarify that one clerical change is that the to Section eight(8), Chapter 25 the crossout `within' to `outside' of the State Land Use? JACKSON: Yes, exactly. LIN: Okay, thank you. JACKSON: You're welcome. CLARKSON- Maija? JACKSON:;_Yes. CLARKSON: I'd like you to expand please on this business of somebody who's in bankruptcy applying for a rezone or other permit. I don't know, I like the original language. I think it is clear that somebody that hasn't paid their taxes or is in bankruptcy is probably not well, let me ask you this. What circumstances'would there be when they would be able to reassure the County that they were financially able to undertake a new development when they were not able to keep up with their past financial obligations. JACKSON: Usually when an applicant ends up in bankruptcy court it's because they're trying to restructure their finances or get additional financing so that they can move forward with their proposed development and so often times what the court will do is they'll come up with a bankruptcy plan and allow them to delay paying their taxes until some agreed upon date and that's all part of the court order that the court issues. So, the County has to comply with the court order which means that sometimes we may be compelled to process a Planning Department application without having those property taxes paid prior to beginning the application process. 2 EXHIBIT D(DRAFT)